Columbus is a city in Bartholomew County, Indiana, home to about 51,824 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 47201 and 47203.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL204 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Columbus; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Columbus had 50,474 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.
It’s the 19th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Bartholomew County grew from 24,594 residents in 1900 to 82,208 in 2020.
Bartholomew County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus, IN weather station (3 miles away).
47,016 jobs at 1,950 businesses in Bartholomew County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
846 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbus’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 86 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 160 |
| Dentists | 72 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 173 |
| Mental health providers | 195 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 119 |
| Optometrists | 19 |
| Chiropractors | 22 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1820.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bartholomew Con School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 705 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| CSA Fodrea CampusColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 351 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| L F Smith ElementaryColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 420 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Lillian Schmitt Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 704 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Healthy Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 365 | Public | 10.7 mi |
| Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 733 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Richard L Johnson Early Educ CntrColumbus | Pre-K | 80 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Rockcreek Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 351 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 891 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| W D Richards Elementary SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–6 | 610 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| CSA Lincoln CampusColumbus | K–6 | 357 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Columbus Area Career ConnectionColumbus | 6–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.6 mi |
| Central Middle SchoolColumbus | 7–8 | 790 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Northside Middle SchoolColumbus | 7–8 | 908 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Columbus East High SchoolColumbus | 9–12 | 1,452 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Columbus North High SchoolColumbus | 9–12 | 2,360 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abc Learning Centre, Inc (Dba Abc-Stewart School)Columbus | Pre-K–6 | 115 | Nonsectarian | 4.5 mi |
| Columbus Christian SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–12 | 409 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.9 mi |
| North Star Montessori SchoolColumbus | Pre-K–K | 5 | Nonsectarian | 1.3 mi |
| St Paul Lutheran Early Childhood MinistryColumbus | Pre-K–K | 12 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 4.3 mi |
| St Bartholomew SchoolColumbus | K–8 | 385 | Roman Catholic | 1.0 mi |
| St Peter's Lutheran SchoolColumbus | K–8 | 418 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.8 mi |
| White Creek Lutheran SchoolColumbus | K–8 | 111 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 11.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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