Welcome to Columbia ...

Columbia is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Columbia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Columbia is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Columbia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbia is within the boundaries of the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Columbia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Columbia - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (3), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbia.

Communities near Columbia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbia.

• Salisbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Seaford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
• Fruitland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Delmar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Federalsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <4>
• Bridgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Hurlock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <4>
• Delmar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Blades
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
  • Blades is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Columbia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia. See our Newspapers Page for Columbia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia ...

Looking for more information about Columbia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Columbia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Columbia.

Adding Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Columbia post office opened in 1891.

We also found Columbia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/