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Ashtabula

A township of 19,465 people in Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Map of Ashtabula: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.7%347 of 13,000 acres
Trails3.5 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1118 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Ashtabula

City in Ohio, US
1803Established
17,975Population
7.9 sq miArea
673 ftElevation

Ashtabula ( ASH-tə-BYU-lə) is the most populous city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on to Lake Erie, 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Cleveland. The city had 17,975 people at the 2020 census. Like many other cities in the Rust Belt, it has lost population because of a decline in industrial jobs since the 1960s. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. In the middle of the 19th century, the city was an important destination on the Underground Railroad as refugee slaves took ships across Lake Erie to Canada. In the late 19th century, the city became a major coal port on Lake Erie. Coal and iron were shipped here, the latter from the Me…

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Town numbers

ZIP code44004–44005, 44004, 44005
Area code440
Living in Ashtabula

Housing in Ashtabula

$159K▲ 6.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ashtabula home is worth about $159,000, up 6.7% in a year, 36% below the Ohio typical home.

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Health in Ashtabula

D−

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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20worse than OH

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula · 1.6 mi · ER
Shi Ashtabula Family Health CenterAshtabula · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
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DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C

The public schools Ashtabula’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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