Moving to Fort Ashby, West Virginia

Population: 1,354
Males: 657 (48.5%), Females: 697 (51.5%)

Mineral County

Zip code: 26719

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $32,375
Median house value: $86,900

Population by Race

Races in Fort Ashby:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)

Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (15.0%), English (14.1%), United States (13.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Italian (3.8%).

Elevation: 604 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Ashby

• High school or higher: 81.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 36.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Ashby CDP

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 61.6%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 8.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Ashby:

• MEMORIAL HOSP & MED CTR CUMBERLAND (about 11 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
• SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
• THOMAS B FINAN CENTER (about 11 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Ashby:

• JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 56 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
• ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 63 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
• ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 69 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Ashby:

• MEXICO FARMS (about 8 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
• GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL (about 8 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: CBE)
• INDIAN LAKE (about 39 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)

Amtrak station near Fort Ashby:

• 11 miles: CUMBERLAND (E. HARRISON ST. & QUEEN CITY DR.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Ashby:

• FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
• LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
• SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 55 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
• SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 67 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
• JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 76 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)

Public primary/middle schools in Fort Ashby:

• FORT ASHBY PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: DAN’S RUN ROAD; Grades: PK – 02)
• FRANKFORT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: ROUTE 3 DAN’S RUN ROAD; Grades: 03 – 04)