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Located in: Washington County (see below)

Time Zone: Columbia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 207

Elevation: 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Columbia)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	467 (3.91% decrease since 2010)
2010:	486 (5.88% increase since 2000)
2000:	459

Total Area:<4> 36.61 sq. miles [94.8 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 290

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Columbia:

Lat: 44.658400° (or 44°39'30" N)

Lon: -67.773500° (or -67°46'24" W)

USGS Topo Map: Epping<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Columbia

GNIS ID: 582414

FIPS State / Place Code: 23 / 13740

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Columbia)

About Washington County

The community of Machias is the County Seat for Washington County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Washington)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	31,379 (4.41% decrease since 2010)
2010	32,827 (3.28% decrease since 2000)
2000:	33,941

Total Area: 3,257 sq. miles [8,437.3 km²] - of which 21.33% is water (694 sq. miles [1,800 km²])

Housing Units: 23,001

Official Website: https://washingtoncountymaine.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Washington

GNIS ID: 581300

FIPS State / County Code: 23 / 029

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Columbia)

About Maine

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,345,770 (1.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,328,361 (4.19% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,274,923

Websites for State of Maine

Official Website: https://www.maine.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmaine.com/

Parks: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/hunting_fishing/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maine

GNIS ID: 1779787

FIPS State: 23

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Columbia)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Columbia is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Columbia. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Columbia, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Columbia.