Ashland is a city in Boone County, Missouri, home to about 4,914 people across 5.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65010.
Homes sold for a median of $200 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)101 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Columbia Regional Airport (COU)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO109 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL320 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 4,747 residents in the 2020 census, up 154% since 2000.
It’s the 146th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Boone County grew from 28,642 residents in 1900 to 183,610 in 2020.
Boone County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia Rgnl Ap, MO weather station (3 miles away).
85,754 jobs at 4,725 businesses in Boone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ashland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Southern Boone Co. R-I. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Boone PrimaryAshland | Pre-K–2 | 471 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Southern Boone Elem.Ashland | 3–4 | 282 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Southern Boone MiddleAshland | 5–8 | 648 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Southern Boone HighAshland | 9–12 | 570 | Public | 0.7 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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