Map of Columbia, Tennessee, United States

Columbia is a city in Tennessee, United States, with a population of about 36,800. It lies at 35.6151°N, 87.0353°W, about 196 m above sea level. Columbia is about 956 km (594 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Spring Hill, 18 km to the northeast.

Columbia at a glance

Where is Columbia?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Columbia

• Spring Hill — 18 km northeast
• Franklin — 38 km northeast
• Brentwood — 52 km northeast
• La Vergne — 60 km northeast
• Smyrna — 62 km northeast
• Murfreesboro — 64 km northeast
• Nashville — 65 km north
• Hermitage — 75 km northeast
• Hendersonville — 85 km northeast
• Gallatin — 101 km northeast

Largest cities in Tennessee

• Nashville — 689,447
• Memphis — 633,104
• Knoxville — 190,740
• Chattanooga — 181,099
• Clarksville — 166,722
• Murfreesboro — 165,430
• East Chattanooga — 154,024
• Franklin — 72,639
• Cordova — 68,779
• Jackson — 66,975

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 — Maryland, 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.