Columbia: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Missouri
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 129,330
• Coordinates: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W
• Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 1,322 km (821 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Columbia Regional Airport (COU): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK): 128 km (80 mi), straight line
• Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN): 136 km (84 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Fulton: 35 km (22 mi)
• Boonville: 35 km (22 mi)
• Fayette: 37 km (23 mi)
• California: 41 km (26 mi)
• Jefferson City: 44 km (27 mi)