Ashland is a village in Cass County, Illinois, home to about 999 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62612.
Homes sold for a median of $98 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ashland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)84 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL181 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ashland; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ashland had 1,218 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 700th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cass County grew from 17,222 residents in 1900 to 13,042 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Petersburg 1e, IL weather station (14 miles away).
4,319 jobs at 241 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ashland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by A-C Central CUSD 262. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-C Central Middle SchoolAshland | 5–8 | 89 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| A-C Central High SchoolAshland | 9–12 | 96 | Public | 4.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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