Columbia is a city in Boone County, Missouri, home to about 128,548 people across 67 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 65201, 65202, 65203, 65215 and 65216.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Columbia; also Pierpont
Mostly Columbia
Mostly Columbia; also Pierpont and Huntsdale
All in Columbia
All in Columbia
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Columbia. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Columbia Regional Airport (COU)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL315 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Columbia; 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.
Columbia had 126,254 residents in the 2020 census, up 49% since 2000.
It’s the 4th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Boone County grew from 28,642 residents in 1900 to 183,610 in 2020.
Boone County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia U Of M, MO weather station (about a mile away).
85,754 jobs at 4,725 businesses in Boone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,758 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbia’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 345 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 604 |
| Dentists | 149 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 409 |
| Mental health providers | 917 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 214 |
| Optometrists | 46 |
| Chiropractors | 74 |
| Pharmacies | 52 |
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 (76 nearby)
Grocery stores (31 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (8 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (17 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 1821.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
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 Columbia 93, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Hart LewisColumbia | Pre-K–5 | 468 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Blue Ridge Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 453 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Cedar Ridge Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 453 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Center for Early Lrning-NorthColumbia | Pre-K | 458 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Derby Ridge Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 323 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Fairview Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 471 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Locust St Expressive Arts ElemColumbia | Pre-K–5 | 283 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Mary Paxton Keeley Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 619 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Midway Heights Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 251 | Public | 7.5 mi |
| Mill Creek Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 583 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| New Haven Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 248 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Parkade Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 359 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Rock Bridge Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 556 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Russell Blvd. Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 500 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Shepard Blvd. Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 538 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Thomas Benton Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 232 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Ulysses S. Grant Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 296 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| West Blvd. Elem.Columbia | Pre-K–5 | 327 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Beulah Ralph ElementaryColumbia | K–5 | 656 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Delmar A Cobble SchoolColumbia | K–12 | 8 | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Eliot Battle ElementaryColumbia | K–5 | 344 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| John Ridgeway Elem.Columbia | K–5 | 227 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Two Mile Prairie Elem.Columbia | K–5 | 125 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Eugene Field CenterColumbia | 1–5 | — | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Juvenile Justice Ctr.Columbia | 1–12 | 24 | Alternative Education | 4.1 mi |
| Ann Hawkins Gentry Mid. SchoolColumbia | 6–8 | 736 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolColumbia | 6–8 | 593 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| John B. Lange MiddleColumbia | 6–8 | 510 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| John Warner Middle SchoolColumbia | 6–8 | 579 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Oakland Middle SchoolColumbia | 6–8 | 589 | Public | 2.4 mi |
And 7 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Chapel AcademyColumbia | Pre-K–8 | 153 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.8 mi |
| Christian Fellowship SchoolColumbia | Pre-K–12 | 433 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 4.0 mi |
| Columbia Academy for Learning and EnrichmentColumbia | Pre-K–8 | 60 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
| Columbia Montessori SchoolColumbia | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 mi |
| Heritage AcademyColumbia | Pre-K–12 | 74 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.1 mi |
| Islamic School of Columbia-MissouriColumbia | Pre-K–5 | 51 | Islamic | 0.5 mi |
| La Petite EcoleColumbia | Pre-K–5 | 26 | Nonsectarian | 2.8 mi |
| Meadowlark School LlcColumbia | Pre-K–K | 5 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 mi |
| The Children's School at Stephens CColumbia | Pre-K–5 | 24 | Nonsectarian | 0.5 mi |
| Windsor Street Montessori SchlColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 7 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| City Garden SchoolColumbia | TK–7 | 80 | Nonsectarian | 1.0 mi |
| College Park Christian AcademyColumbia | TK–8 | 58 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.3 mi |
| City Garden SchoolColumbia | K–7 | 77 | Nonsectarian | 1.0 mi |
| High Road School of Boone CountyColumbia | K–12 | 41 | Nonsectarian | 4.8 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish SchoolColumbia | K–8 | 628 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Pierpont, Huntsdale and McBaine.
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