Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, home to about 45,441 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38401.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Columbia; also Mount Pleasant
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL431 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 41,690 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 19th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Maury County grew from 42,703 residents in 1900 to 100,974 in 2020.
Maury 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 27°F. About 56.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia 3 Wnw, TN weather station (3 miles away).
33,755 jobs at 2,069 businesses in Maury County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
804 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbia.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 85 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 153 |
| Dentists | 47 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 192 |
| Mental health providers | 209 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 91 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 14 |
| Pharmacies | 23 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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 1808.
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 Maury County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 308 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| J E Woodard ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 581 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| J. Brown ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 336 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| J. R. Baker ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 283 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| R Howell ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 587 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Riverside ElementaryColumbia | Pre-K–4 | 380 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| E. A. Cox Middle SchoolColumbia | 5–8 | 626 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Whitthorne Middle SchoolColumbia | 5–8 | 951 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Virtual Academy of Maury CountyColumbia | 7–12 | 57 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Columbia Central High SchoolColumbia | 9–12 | 1,401 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Northfield AcademyColumbia | 9–12 | 74 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Spring Hill High SchoolColumbia | 9–12 | 907 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agathos Classical SchoolColumbia | Pre-K–12 | 313 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.6 mi |
| Columbia AcademyColumbia | Pre-K–12 | 1,003 | Church of Christ | 1.1 mi |
| Zion Christian AcademyColumbia | Pre-K–12 | 467 | Presbyterian | 6.2 mi |
| The Kings Daughters School-Cfa CampusColumbia | 3–12 | 23 | Nonsectarian | 0.7 mi |
| The Kings Daughters SchoolColumbia | Ungraded | 74 | Nonsectarian | 0.2 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 Mount Pleasant.
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