Map of Columbus, Indiana, United States

Columbus is a city in Indiana, United States, with a population of about 46,690. It lies at 39.2014°N, 85.9214°W, about 192 m above sea level. Columbus is about 768 km (477 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Greenwood, 49 km to the north.

Columbus at a glance

Where is Columbus?

• 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 Columbus

• Greenwood — 49 km north
• Bloomington — 52 km west
• Indianapolis — 66 km north
• Lawrence — 71 km north
• Fishers — 84 km north
• Carmel — 88 km north
• Noblesville — 94 km north
• Westfield — 95 km north
• New Albany — 102 km south
• Anderson — 103 km north

Largest cities in Indiana

• Indianapolis — 887,642
• Fort Wayne — 260,326
• Evansville — 119,943
• South Bend — 101,516
• Carmel — 88,713
• Bloomington — 84,067
• Hammond — 77,614
• Gary — 77,156
• Fishers — 76,794
• Lafayette — 71,111

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 Columbus

• Columbus — Ohio, United States
• Columbus — Georgia, 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.