Ashland, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Ashland Township in Clarion County.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Borough
Mothers' Memorial has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Mothers' Memorial has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Official seal of Ashland, Pennsylvania
Seal
Nickname: 
Black Diamonds
Motto: 
Preserving Anthracite's Legacy
Location of Ashland in Columbia and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania
Location of Ashland in Columbia and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania
Ashland is located in Pennsylvania
Ashland
Ashland
Location in Pennsylvania
Ashland is located in the United States
Ashland
Ashland
Ashland (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°46′54″N 76°20′40″W / 40.78167°N 76.34444°W / 40.78167; -76.34444
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesSchuylkill / Columbia
Settled1820
Laid out1847
Incorporated1857
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorDaniel Weikel
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2)
 • Land1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
980 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,471
 • Density1,490.35/sq mi (575.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17921
Area codes570 and 272
FIPS code42-03264
Websiteashlandborough.com
Named for Henry Clay's Home in Kentucky

Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. A small part of the borough also lies in Columbia County, although all of the population resided in the Schuylkill County portion as of the 2020 census. The borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky. The population in 1900 was 6,438, and in 1940, 7,045, but had dropped to 2,471 at the 2020 census.[3]

It is the location of Pioneer Tunnel, a tourist attraction featuring a tour of a coal mine on mine cars and a separate 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge steam train ride.[4][5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ashland borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Surviving Steam Locomotive Search for "Pioneer Tunnel"". Steam Locomotive dot Com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Pioneer Tunnel". Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Trail. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.