Welcome to Columbus County ...
Time Zone: Columbus County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Whiteville is the Seat for Columbus County.
Columbus County was founded in 1808. Columbus was created by taking area from Bladen and Brunswick Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Columbus had a population of 55,508 people. This is a decrease of 4.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 57,992 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbus represented 0.61% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Columbus County:
- Boardman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Lake Waccamaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
- Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <3>
- Sandyfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Tabor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Columbus County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Pender County
- Brunswick County
- Horry County
- Robeson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |