Columbia, South Carolina

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The city of Columbia is primarily located in Lexington County. It is the county seat and the capital of South Carolina. A portion of Columbia extends into Richland County.

Columbia is 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Columbia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Columbia can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Columbia had a population of 116,278 people^<3> (or 53.62% of the total population of Lexington County). The population of Columbia represented 2.9% of the total of South Carolina, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Columbia had a population of 127,029 people. This is an increase of 9.25% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Columbia.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cayce	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	12,646	4.08% increase
	Eastover	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	779	6.14% decrease
	Elgin	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,256	55.83% increase
	Gaston	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,442	10.58% increase
	Irmo	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	11,684	5.84% increase
	Lexington	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	15,901	62.37% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Columbia.

Websites for Columbia

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The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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.

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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