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Welcome to Columbus ...

The city of Columbus is located in Burke County<1>.

Columbus was established in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Columbus has a population of 140 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Columbus is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Columbus and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Columbus: 701

The ZIP code for Columbus: 58727<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Columbus had an population of 140 people. This is an increase of 5.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbus had a population of 133 people (or 6.75% of the total population of Burke County). This makes Columbus the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Columbus represents 0.02% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 244th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Columbus decreased 11.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 151 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Columbus.

Communities Also Named Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Columbus ...

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

  • Estevan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bienfait
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
  • Lignite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Roche Percee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • North Portal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Noonan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Flaxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Hirsch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirsch

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbus ...

Looking for more information about Columbus? 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 Columbus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Columbus.

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbus 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 (so far) for Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Columbus post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Columbus.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Columbus). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Columbus or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/