Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, home to about 21,295 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 41101 and 41102.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Ashland; also Westwood and Bellefonte
Mostly Ashland; also Westwood and Cannonsburg
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 | John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)107 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL353 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 21,625 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 19th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Boyd County grew from 18,834 residents in 1900 to 48,261 in 2020.
Boyd County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ashland, KY weather station (3 miles away).
21,522 jobs at 1,169 businesses in Boyd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,082 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ashland’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 75 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 220 |
| Dentists | 32 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 283 |
| Mental health providers | 381 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 62 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 17 |
| Pharmacies | 23 |
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.
Parks (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.
Established in 1786.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Ashland Independent, Boyd County, Fairview Independent and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Head StartAshland | Pre-K | 191 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Boyd Co Early Childhood AcademyAshland | Pre-K | 230 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Fairview Elementary SchoolAshland | Pre-K–6 | 271 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 272 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Charles Russell Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 202 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Crabbe Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 270 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Hager Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 344 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Oakview Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 267 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Poage Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 304 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus BAshland | K–12 | 24 | Alternative Education | 1.4 mi |
| Summit Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 425 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Ashland Alternative SchoolAshland | 6–12 | 13 | Alternative Education | 2.5 mi |
| Ashland Middle SchoolAshland | 6–8 | 671 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Boyd County Central SchoolAshland | 6–12 | 18 | Alternative Education | 6.3 mi |
| Boyd County Middle SchoolAshland | 6–8 | 618 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Fairview High SchoolAshland | 7–12 | 257 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus AAshland | 7–12 | 5 | Alternative Education | 2.4 mi |
| Boyd Co Career & Tech Educ Ctr Voc SchAshland | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 5.6 mi |
| Boyd County High SchoolAshland | 9–12 | 888 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Paul G. Blazer High SchoolAshland | 9–12 | 821 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Ashland Technical CollegeAshland | Ungraded | — | Career and Technical | 1.0 mi |
| Kentucky TECH - Ashland Reg Tech CtrAshland | Ungraded | — | Career and Technical | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends School of PortlandCumberland Foreside | Pre-K–8 | 128 | Friends (Quaker) | 744.1 mi |
| Rose Hill Christian SchoolAshland | Pre-K–12 | 116 | Baptist | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Westwood, Bellefonte, Cannonsburg, Russell and Ironville.
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