Ashland Town (Chemung County) is a town in Chemung County, New York, home to about 1,428 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14894, and parts of 14861 and 14901 are in Ashland Town (Chemung County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $157 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,428101 per sq mi
Median home value$76,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$157Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Elmira City; part is in Ashland Town (Chemung County)
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Around Ashland Town (Chemung County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)81 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA165 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ashland Town (Chemung County); 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.
Population over time
Ashland Town (Chemung County) had 1,510 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 781st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Chemung County grew from 54,063 residents in 1900 to 84,148 in 2020.
Chemung County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elmira, NY weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Chemung County
27,912 jobs at 1,647 businesses in Chemung County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Arnot Ogden Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Elmira4.4 miles
Robert Packer HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sayre13.8 miles
Corning HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corning15.2 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Ashland Town (Chemung County)
Parks (7 nearby)
Newtown Battlefield State Park · 384 acres2.0 mi
Millers Pond Park · 20 acres1.8 mi
Elmer Goodwin Park · 8 acres1.6 mi
Cypress Street Park · 2 acres2.3 mi
Sly Street Park · 1 acres2.5 mi
Dunn Memorial Field2.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Tops1.1 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Rite Aid2.5 mi
Libraries
Steele Memorial Library3.3 mi
Gannett-Tripp Library3.8 mi
West Elmira Library4.0 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Ashland Historical Society0.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Elmira Little Theatre1.9 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
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