Columbia, South Carolina

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Columbia is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Sumter. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the east of Columbia and has a population of 39,643 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Batesburg-Leesville	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,580	1.14% increase
	Bishopville	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,859	5.15% increase
	Camden	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	7,033	5.25% increase
	Cayce	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	12,646	4.08% increase
	Chester	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,045	6.66% decrease
	Forest Acres	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	9,925	6% decrease
	Irmo	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	11,684	5.84% increase
	Lancaster	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	9,981	22.06% increase
	Lexington	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	15,901	62.37% increase
	Manning	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,943	2.04% decrease
	Newberry	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	10,907	3.09% increase
	Orangeburg	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	13,224	3.6% increase
	Saluda	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,910	5.09% decrease
	West Columbia	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	13,914	6.51% increase
	Winnsboro	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,577	0.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arcadia Lakes	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	836	5.22% decrease
	Blythewood	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,407	727.65% increase
	Brickyard Village	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Dentsville	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Dutch Village	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Eastover	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	779	6.14% decrease
	Elgin	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,256	55.83% increase
	Glenn Village	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Oak Grove	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Saint Andrews	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Seven Oaks	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	South Congaree	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,370	4.59% increase
	Springdale	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,939	2.16% increase
	Valencia Heights	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Woodfield	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---

Lexington County

Columbia is primarily located in Lexington County and is the county seat. A portion of Columbia extends into Richland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lexington: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland and Saluda.

While not sharing a border with Lexington, the following counties are close to Columbia: Kershaw, Sumter and Fairfield.

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:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Columbia
	Aiken County	SW	Berlin	34 miles [54 km]
	Calhoun County	S	Sandy Run	16 miles [25 km]
	Chester County	N	Caldwell Crossroad	37 miles [59 km]
	Clarendon County	SE	Rimini	34 miles [54 km]
	Fairfield County	N	Smallwood	17 miles [27 km]
	Kershaw County	E	Beaver Creek	10 miles [16 km]
	Lancaster County	N	Blakley Crossroads	37 miles [59 km]
	Lee County	E	Spring Hill	27 miles [43 km]
	Newberry County	NW	Peak	28 miles [45 km]
	Orangeburg County	SW	Woodford	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<3>

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People are finding 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.

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