Map of Columbia, Maryland, United States

Columbia is a city in Maryland, United States, with a population of about 99,615. It lies at 39.2404°N, 76.8394°W, about 124 m above sea level. Columbia is about 42 km (26 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ellicott City, 5 km to the northeast.

Columbia at a glance

Where is Columbia?

• The 2nd largest city in Maryland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 24 min on the shortest day to 14 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Columbia

• Ellicott City — 5 km northeast
• Catonsville — 10 km east
• Hanover — 11 km southeast
• Woodlawn — 13 km northeast
• Gwynn Oak — 16 km northeast
• Severn — 17 km southeast
• Baltimore — 20 km east
• Glen Burnie — 20 km southeast
• Odenton — 21 km southeast
• Olney — 22 km southwest

Largest cities in Maryland

• Baltimore — 585,708
• Germantown — 86,395
• Silver Spring — 71,452
• Frederick — 69,479
• Waldorf — 67,752
• Glen Burnie — 67,639
• Gaithersburg — 67,456
• Rockville — 66,980
• Ellicott City — 65,834
• Dundalk — 63,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Columbia

• Columbia — South Carolina, United States
• Columbia — Missouri, United States
• Columbia — Tennessee, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.