Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, home to about 412 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62808.
Homes sold for a median of $77 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ashley. 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)69 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL257 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ashley; 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.
Ashley had 462 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 999th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Washington County grew from 19,526 residents in 1900 to 13,761 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nashville 1 E, IL weather station (7 miles away).
6,274 jobs at 364 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ashley.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Ashley CCSD 15. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Com Consolidated SchoolAshley | Pre-K–8 | 115 | Public | 3.0 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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