Columbia, California
Census-designated place in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the town's historic district, see Columbia State Historic Park.
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."
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Coordinates: 38°2′2″N 120°24′4″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 | 2,139 ft (652 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 IDs | 277490, 2407648 |
Reference no. | 123[3] |
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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.