Welcome to Columbia City ...

Columbia City is located in King County<1>.

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

Columbia City was established in 1891.

Columbia City is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Columbia City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Columbia City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Columbia City - they are located in Indiana and Oregon.

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

Communities near Columbia City ...

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

• Seattle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <4>
• Bellevue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Kent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Renton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Federal Way
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Kirkland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Redmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Sammamish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <4>
• Shoreline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia City ...

Looking for more information about Columbia City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Columbia City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Columbia City.

Adding Columbia City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbia City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Columbia City post office opened in 1891.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/