Welcome to Columbus ...

The city of Columbus is primarily located in Columbia County<1>. A portion of Columbus extends into Dodge County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Columbus has a population of 5,120 people<2> (see below for details).

Columbus is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Columbus: 53925<4>

Websites for Columbus ...

Official Website: www.cityofcolumbuswi.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Columbus had an population of 5,120 people. This is an increase of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbus had a population of 4,991 people (which is 8.78% of the total population of Columbia County). This makes Columbus the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Columbus represents 0.09% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,991 people, the population of Columbus increased 11.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,479 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, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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.

• Sun Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Watertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
• Beaver Dam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
• DeForest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Windsor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
• Cottage Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Lake Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• Marshall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Waterloo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
• Juneau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  • Juneau is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people

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 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Columbus.

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbus was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Columbus in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Columbus: www.cityofcolumbuswi.com/

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/