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Columbia, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Dothan. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the west of Columbia and has a population of 57,737 people.<1>

The next largest community is Enterprise. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the west of Columbia and has a population of 21,178 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Abbeville   NW20 mi [32.19 km]2,9371.67% decrease
 Daleville   W35 mi [56.3 km]4,5462.3% decrease
 Eufaula   N42 mi [67.6 km]14,5024.27% increase
 Geneva   W48 mi [77.2 km]4,4451.3% increase
 Headland   W14 mi [22.53 km]4,01914.08% increase
 Ozark   W33 mi [53.1 km]14,7112.7% decrease
 Bonifay (FL)   SW49 mi [78.9 km]2,76932.1% decrease
 Chattahoochee (FL)   S44 mi [70.8 km]3,69512.41% increase
 Chipley (FL)   SW44 mi [70.8 km]3,7795.21% increase
 Graceville (FL)   SW33 mi [53.1 km]2,4250.96% increase
 Marianna (FL)   S37 mi [59.5 km]6,2840.87% increase
 Bainbridge (GA)   SE41 mi [66 km]12,3375.25% increase
 Blakely (GA)   NE12 mi [19.31 km]5,2577.71% decrease
 Cuthbert (GA)   NE37 mi [59.5 km]3,4188.39% decrease
 Donalsonville (GA)   SE22 mi [35.41 km]2,6943.65% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ashford   SW10 mi [16.09 km]2,06211.28% increase
 Avon   SW12 mi [19.31 km]4751.93% increase
 Cottonwood   SW20 mi [32.19 km]1,2022.74% increase
 Cowarts   SW13 mi [20.92 km]1,6305.43% increase
 Gordon   S10 mi [16.09 km]4192.7% increase
 Grimes   W20 mi [32.19 km]4531.31% decrease
 Haleburg   N7 mi [11.27 km]1090.93% increase
 Kinsey   W13 mi [20.92 km]1,9659.41% increase
 Napier Field   W20 mi [32.19 km]3961.98% decrease
 Newville   NW15 mi [24.14 km]5431.81% decrease
 Parish   W17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Webb   W10 mi [16.09 km]1,3675.32% increase
 Bancroft (GA)   NE17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Bluffton (GA)   NE20 mi [32.19 km]1088.47% decrease
 Jakin (GA)   SE16 mi [25.75 km]1504.46% decrease

Houston County

Columbia is located in Houston County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston: Henry, Geneva, Dale, Early (GA), Seminole (GA) and Jackson (FL).

While not sharing a border with Houston, the following counties are close to Columbia: Miller (GA), Clay (GA) and Calhoun (GA).

Below are counties that are near Columbia (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Columbia:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Columbia
 Barbour County   NWTew30 miles [48 km]
 Dale County   WDothan18 miles [28 km]
 Geneva County   SWMalvern26 miles [41 km]
 Henry County   NHaleburg7 miles [11 km]
 Holmes County (FL)   SWCobb Cross Roads (FL)33 miles [53 km]
 Jackson County (FL)   SMalone (FL)23 miles [37 km]
 Baker County (GA)   ECrestview (GA)29 miles [46 km]
 Calhoun County (GA)   NEArlington (GA)24 miles [38 km]
 Clay County (GA)   NEBluffton (GA)20 miles [32 km]
 Decatur County (GA)   SEBrinson (GA)31 miles [49 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Columbia. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Columbia.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Columbia and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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