U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Columbia, SC
Columbia is a City in Richland County, South Carolina. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 147,035.
Published locationSouth Carolina
Population estimate147,0352025 loaded Census estimate
CountyRichland CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates34.04052, -80.90610Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM COLUMBIA
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Arcadia Lakes, SC3.4 miles · W
Forest Acres, SC3.9 miles · W
Cayce, SC9.9 miles · SW
Elgin, SC11.0 miles · NE
West Columbia, SC11.6 miles · W
Blythewood, SC12.7 miles · NW
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Kershaw County | 0 |
| Lexington County | 634 |
| Richland County | 146,401 |
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.