Columbia, California
Columbia | |
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Main Street in Columbia, California | |
Location in Tuolumne County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′00″N 120°24′35″W / 38.03333°N 120.40972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.98 sq mi (15.49 km2) |
| • Land | 5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.31% |
| Elevation | 2,133 ft (650 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,577 |
| • Density | 432.31/sq mi (166.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95310 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-14904 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407648 |
| Reference no. | 123 |
Columbia is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold Rush, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines."
The town's historic central district is within the Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy. The U.S. historic district is a National Historic Landmark District and is on the National Register of Historic Places.