Ashland, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,704
Male Share of the Population	47.9%
Female Share of the Population	52.1%
Senior Citizens	18.8%
Employed Population 16+	976
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	40.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21.9%
Median Earnings25+	$32,067
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$29,219
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,110

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,394
% Above Poverty Level	82.1%
% Below Poverty Level	17.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	2.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38%
Median Gross Rent	$646
Median House Value	$53,300

Ancestry

Irish	18.3%
Polish	15.4%
Dutch	10.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.3%
English	4.1%
French Except Basque	3.9%
Lithuanian	3.7%
Italian	3.5%
Welsh	2.8%
German	1%
Russian	0.6%
Latvian	0.6%
Greek	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
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Ashland Almanac

Category	Value
County	Schuylkill County
Standard Zip Codes	17921
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.78
Approximate Longitude	-76.34

Ashland Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MILLVILLE 2 SW
Distance	24.9 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Station	HAMBURG
Distance	24.9 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	RODALE RESEARCH CENTER
Distance	36.7 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Frackville	3,668	$64,050
Girardville	1,411	$44,821
Gordon	859	$71,964
Kulpmont	2,816	$57,083
Marion Heights	676	$61,563
Mount Carmel	5,668	$49,327

Ashland Public Libraries

Ashland Public Library
1229 CENTRE ST
Ashland, Pennsylvania
(570) 875-3175

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Ashland Public Schools

North Schuylkill Elem Sch
38 Line St
ZIP: 17921
(570) 874-3661
Primary
Total Enrollment 1082

North Schuylkill Jshs
15 Academy Lane Route 61
ZIP: 17921
(570) 874-0495
High
Total Enrollment 855

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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