Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Fitchburg Campus5.6 miPost officeAshby Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAshby Town Hallunder a milePoliceAshby Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAshby Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAshby Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeFitchburg State University6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT27 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS47 miInterstateI-19011 miUS highwayUS 2029.4 miAmtrakUnion Station WOR29 miRailFitchburgMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)6.9 miCoachFitchburgGreyhound6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01431 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01431 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:09 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:14 am – 4:16 pm
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People3,188 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.21,264 householdsMedian household income $110,536Median home value $362,200Median rent $969 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,878 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 1,887 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 36 minutes72% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month October75 in of snow a year, on about 35 days8 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fitchburg Coop station, 4 mi away; snow from Ashburnham
Parks and public landsAshby Town Commonhistoric site · under a mileAshby First Parish Burial Groundhistoric site · under a mile4-H Camp Middlesexstate conservation land · under a mile · 70 acresTrapfall Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.0 miAshby Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 99 acresWillard Brook State Foreststate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 119 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199432 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLowell Regional Water Utilityserves 120,418 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation957 ft292 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
