Ashland Pennsylvania Map

About Ashland, Pennsylvania

Ashland is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,471. The population density is 575.4 people per km². Ashland is located at 40.7811°N, 76.3450°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16666, 17921.

Ashland occupies a steep, rugged corridor where the earth’s crust seems to have buckled under the weight of its own geological history. It lies 24.6 miles north of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-southwest of Philipsburg. The Coal Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its waters reflecting the deep, mineral-stained tones of the surrounding soil. Beyond the immediate settlement, the terrain shifts into a series of ridges and deep depressions, including the quiet, sunken expanse of Crowns Nest Hollow seven miles to the west. While the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains define the horizon line twenty-seven miles away, the immediate landscape is dominated by dense, terrestrial growth, much like the woodlands of the Moshannon State Forest found seventeen miles to the north. Visitors seeking a moment of stillness often look toward the quiet surface of the Osceola Reservoir, six miles away, where the water holds the reflection of the clouds in a perfect, muted gray.

Ashland carries the deep, resonant legacy of the anthracite industry, an era that shaped the very streets and the stoic character of the local architecture. While the economy has long since moved away from the intense extraction that once defined the rhythm of daily life, the influence of those generations remains visible in the sturdy, brick-fronted buildings and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the residents. A short distance away, the grounds of Brisbin Dam Park provide a space for quiet recreation, serving as a reminder of how the land has reclaimed the hollows and hillsides once turned over by heavy machinery. On autumn afternoons, the light hits the slate roofs of Ashland with a particular, pale clarity, turning the town into a study of shadow and texture that feels entirely removed from the clamor of the modern world.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.781106, -76.345046. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ashland includes the ZIP code (16666, 17921), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (North Schuylkill School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.