Map of Ashland CDP, California

Ashland is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 23,823 at the 2020 census. Ashland is located between the city of San Leandro to the north, the unincorporated community of Cherryland to the south, the unincorporated community of Castro Valley to the east, and the unincorporated community of San Lorenzo to the southwest.

Ashland shares a postal zip code with the neighboring unincorporated community of San Lorenzo to the southwest, as well as the close by cities of Hayward to the south and San Leandro to the north. There is no documented evidence that Ashland was ever known as “San Leandro South” but instead has been informally, albeit incorrectly, known as “unincorporated San Leandro” or “unincorporated Hayward” since Ashland does not have its own postal zip code designation.

Ashland CDP overview:
Name:	Ashland CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Alameda County
Elevation:	43 ft (13 m)
Total Area:	1.84 sq mi (4.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.84 sq mi (4.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	23,823
Population Density:	12,926.21/sq mi (4,992.00/km²)
ZIP code:	94541, 94578, 94580
FIPS code:	0602980

Online Interactive Map

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Ashland online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Ashland location map. Where is Ashland CDP?

Ashland location on the U.S. Map. Where is Ashland CDP. — Ashland location on the U.S. Map.

Ashland location on the California map. Where is Ashland CDP. — Location of Ashland in California.

History

Ashland developed as a residential suburb in the 1940s. It was named for an Oregon ash tree.

The San Lorenzo Creek is the southern border of Ashland.

Ashland Road Map

Ashland city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km), all of it land and sits at an elevation of 43 feet above sea level.