Welcome to Columbia Falls ...

Columbia Falls is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbia Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Columbia Falls has a population of 533 people<3> (see below for details).

Columbia Falls is near sea level<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Columbia Falls (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

The telephone area code for Columbia Falls: (207)

The ZIP code for Columbia Falls: 04623<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Columbia Falls had an population of 533 people. This is a decrease of 4.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbia Falls had a population of 560 people. This makes Columbia Falls the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Columbia Falls represents 0.04% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 351st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 560 people, the population of Columbia Falls decreased 6.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 599 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Columbia Falls.

Communities Also Named Columbia Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Columbia Falls - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Columbia Falls ...

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

• Machias
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <6>
• Gouldsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <6>
• Jonesport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <6>
• East Machias
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <6>
• Milbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <6>
• Cherryfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <6>
• Steuben
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <6>
• Harrington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <6>
• Machiasport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <6>
• Jonesboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <6>

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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbia Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbia Falls. 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 Falls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia Falls ...

Looking for more information about Columbia Falls? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Columbia Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Columbia Falls.

Adding Columbia Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia Falls 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 Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Columbia Falls post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbia Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/