Oregon · Census place 4114750

Columbia City, Oregon

Columbia City is a city in Columbia County, Oregon with an estimated 1,949 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 124th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,949
#124 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
-0.3%
-5 people
Land area
0.8 sq mi
+ 0.37 sq mi water
Density
2,467 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Columbia City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Columbia City population, 2020 to 2024

Columbia City lost 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +0.

1,95420201,96120211,95020221,94920231,9492024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,951. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Columbia City covers 0.79 square miles of land and 0.37 of water, for 2,467 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Columbia City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Columbia City is in

All of Columbia City's residents live in Columbia County, which had 54,063 residents in 2024. Columbia City holds 3.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Columbia City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Columbia City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97018. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Columbia City is

The Census internal point of Columbia City is at 45.899100, -122.812200. Salem, the capital, is 67.2 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is St. Helens, OR (14,460 people), 3.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Vancouver, WA, 20.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
45.899100, -122.812200
DMS
45°53'56.76"N 122°48'43.92"W
UTM
10N 514568.2E 5082854.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
84QVV5XQ+J4

Daylight in Columbia City

At 45.90° N, Columbia City gets about 15 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 39 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 05 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Columbia City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Helens, 3.0 miles away, with 14,460 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Columbia City, OR?

1,949 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 5 (0.3%) from 1,954 in July 2020.

What county is Columbia City in?

Columbia County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Columbia City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97018.

How far is Columbia City from Salem?

67.2 miles (108.1 km) in a straight line, heading S from Columbia City.

What is the nearest larger city to Columbia City?

St. Helens, OR, with 14,460 residents, 3.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.