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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 DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Batesburg-Leesville   W37 mi [59.5 km]5,5801.14% increase
 Bishopville   E39 mi [62.8 km]3,8595.15% increase
 Camden   NE22 mi [35.41 km]7,0335.25% increase
 Cayce   SW10 mi [16.09 km]12,6464.08% increase
 Chester   N49 mi [78.9 km]6,0456.66% decrease
 Forest Acres   W3 mi [4.83 km]9,9256% decrease
 Irmo   W16 mi [25.75 km]11,6845.84% increase
 Lancaster   N48 mi [77.2 km]9,98122.06% increase
 Lexington   W18 mi [28.97 km]15,90162.37% increase
 Manning   SE45 mi [72.4 km]3,9432.04% decrease
 Newberry   NW43 mi [69.2 km]10,9073.09% increase
 Orangeburg   S37 mi [59.5 km]13,2243.6% increase
 Saluda   W49 mi [78.9 km]2,9105.09% decrease
 West Columbia   W11 mi [17.7 km]13,9146.51% increase
 Winnsboro   NW25 mi [40.23 km]3,5770.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arcadia Lakes   W3 mi [4.83 km]8365.22% decrease
 Blythewood   N13 mi [20.92 km]1,407727.65% increase
 Brickyard Village   W4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Dentsville   NW3 mi [4.83 km]---
 Dutch Village   W15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Eastover   SE16 mi [25.75 km]7796.14% decrease
 Elgin   NE11 mi [17.7 km]1,25655.83% increase
 Glenn Village   SW15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Oak Grove   W14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Saint Andrews   W11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Seven Oaks   W13 mi [20.92 km]---
 South Congaree   SW16 mi [25.75 km]2,3704.59% increase
 Springdale   SW13 mi [20.92 km]2,9392.16% increase
 Valencia Heights   SW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Woodfield   NW2 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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Columbia
 Aiken County   SWBerlin34 miles [54 km]
 Calhoun County   SSandy Run16 miles [25 km]
 Chester County   NCaldwell Crossroad37 miles [59 km]
 Clarendon County   SERimini34 miles [54 km]
 Fairfield County   NSmallwood17 miles [27 km]
 Kershaw County   EBeaver Creek10 miles [16 km]
 Lancaster County   NBlakley Crossroads37 miles [59 km]
 Lee County   ESpring Hill27 miles [43 km]
 Newberry County   NWPeak28 miles [45 km]
 Orangeburg County   SWWoodford28 miles [45 km]



Search for Local Businesses

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.

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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