Welcome to Columbus ...

The town of Columbus is located in Stillwater County<1> and is the County Seat for Stillwater County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Columbus has a population of 2,072 people<2> (see below for details).

Columbus is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Columbus is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbus is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Columbus: 59019<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Columbus had an population of 2,072 people. This is an increase of 9.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbus had a population of 1,893 people (which is 20.76% of the total population of Stillwater County). This makes Columbus the county's most populous community.

The population of Columbus represents 0.19% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,893 people, the population of Columbus increased 8.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,748 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, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, 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.

• Joliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <6>
• Absarokee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absarokee
  • Absarokee is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Absarokee <6>
• Reed Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point
  • Reed Point is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed Point <6>
• Boyd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
• Park City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
• Fishtail
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtail
  • Fishtail is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishtail <6>
• Roberts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
• Molt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molt
  • Molt is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molt <6>
• Edgar
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <6>
• Rapelje
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapelje
  • Rapelje is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapelje <6>

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.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbus. Our list includes 11 papers. 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/