Welcome to Columbia County ...
Time Zone: Columbia County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Bloomsburg is the Seat for Columbia County.
Columbia County was founded March 22, 1813 and was created by taking area from County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Columbia had a population of 64,964 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 67,356 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbia represented 0.53% of the total population of Pennsylvania.
Below are some of the communities located in Columbia County:
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Websites specific to Columbia County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan 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. |
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