Welcome to Ashland ...
The city of Ashland is primarily located in Ashland County<1> and is the County Seat for Ashland County. A portion of Ashland extends into Bayfield County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ashland has a population of 7,816 people<2> (see below for details).
Ashland is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ashland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Ashland, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Ashland: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Ashland: 54806<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ashland had an population of 7,816 people. This is a decrease of 4.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.33% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashland had a population of 8,216 people (which is 50.9% of the total population of Ashland County). This makes Ashland the county's most populous community.
The population of Ashland represents 0.14% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 8,216 people, the population of Ashland decreased 4.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,620 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ashland.
Communities Also Named Ashland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Ashland - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashland.
Websites for Ashland ...
Official Website: www.ci.ashland.wi.us/
Communities near Ashland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashland.
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washburn
- From Ashland to Washburn
- Bayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayfield
- From Ashland to Bayfield
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Moquah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moquah
- From Ashland to Moquah
- Odanah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Odanah
- From Ashland to Odanah
- Benoit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benoit
- From Ashland to Benoit
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marengo
- From Ashland to Marengo
- La Pointe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
- La Pointe is located in Ashland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Pointe
- From Ashland to La Pointe
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to High Bridge
- From Ashland to High Bridge
- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sutherland
- From Ashland to Sutherland
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ashland.
Adding Ashland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ashland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ashland post office opened in 1860.
We also found Ashland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ashland: www.ci.ashland.wi.us/
The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ashland. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Ashland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Ashland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ashland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |