South Ashburnham, Massachusetts

About South Ashburnham

South Ashburnham is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Massachusetts.

South Ashburnham holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.98 square miles.

📰 South Ashburnham News Today

• South Ashburnham Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Person shot by police in Westminster, few details released NBC Boston · Mar 23
• Investigation underway after police shoot person at home in central Mass. town Boston 25 News · Mar 24
• Knife-wielding man fatally shot by police in Westminster, officials say WCVB · Mar 24
• Westminster, Massachusetts police shoot and kill man armed with knife, investigators say CBS News · Mar 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes South Ashburnham Unique

• The only place in America named South Ashburnham — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in South Ashburnham

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in South Ashburnham

• Brothers Pizza — pizza
• Lucky Dragon II — chinese
• Tweedo's Variety — pizza
• Village Pizza — pizza
• Yaka Sawa Sushi + Grill — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Frederick Historic Piano Collection · Museum
• Nutting Ledges · Attraction
• The Painted Goat · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Ashburnham

• Ashburnham State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ashburnham Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ashby Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beals - Packard Hill Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beals - Wyman Lot Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beals Trust Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bickford Field reviews ★
• Cheshire Pond Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gardner Water Supply · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gardner Water Supply Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hagar Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hartshorn - Brooks Lot Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in South Ashburnham

• Briggs Elementary
• Oakmont Regional High School
• Overlook Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of South Ashburnham

🏘️ Nearby Communities