Ashland County, Ohio
County seat: Ashland · Population 52,523 (2025) · 423 sq mi
Ashland County is the 48th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 52,523 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Ashland. The map shows its 9 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Ashland County facts
- County seat
- Ashland
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 52,523 +0.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 423 sq mi 49th largest of 88
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 124 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Ashland plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, located in Lexington, Kentucky
- Largest city
- Ashland 18,730
- Median household income
- $69,860
- Cities and towns
- 9 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 19
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39005
Cities and towns in Ashland County
Ashland County has 9 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Ashland County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland (county seat) | City | 18,730 | |
| Loudonville | Village | 2,662 | Holmes County |
| Perrysville | Village | 729 | |
| Jeromesville | Village | 529 | |
| Hayesville | Village | 441 | |
| Bailey Lakes | Village | 347 | |
| Savannah | Village | 331 | |
| Polk | Village | 306 | |
| Mifflin | Village | 154 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 1,027 | |
| Cinnamon Lake | 933 | |
| Nankin | 421 |
ZIP codes in Ashland County
19 ZIP codes reach into Ashland County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 43014 also Knox and Coshocton counties
- 44235 also Medina County
- 44287 also Wayne and Medina counties
- 44638 also Holmes and Wayne counties
- 44691 also Wayne County
- 44805 also Richland County
- 44837 also Huron and Richland counties
- 44838
- 44840 also Wayne County
- 44842 also Holmes and Knox counties
- 44843 also Richland County
- 44851 also Huron and Lorain counties
- 44859 also Lorain County
- 44864 also Richland County
- 44866
- 44874
- 44878 also Richland and Huron counties
- 44880 also Lorain and Medina counties
- 44903 also Richland and Morrow counties
Population of Ashland County, 2020–2025
Ashland County grew by 77 people (+0.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 445 more deaths than births and a net gain of 537 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 52,485 |
| 2021 | 52,169 |
| 2022 | 51,927 |
| 2023 | 52,125 |
| 2024 | 52,435 |
| 2025 | 52,523 |
Neighboring counties
- Richland County west · 124,893 people
- Wayne County east · 116,758 people
- Holmes County southeast · 44,970 people
- Huron County northwest · 58,250 people
- Lorain County north · 323,219 people
- Medina County northeast · 185,025 people
- Knox County south · 64,002 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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