Columbia Alabama Map
Explore Columbia, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Columbia, Alabama
How to Use This Columbia, Alabama Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Columbia, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Columbia.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Columbia |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Houston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 31.292676 |
| Longitude | -85.111596 |
| Population | 690 |
| Density | 67.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 36319 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| County Seat | Dothan |
| School District | Houston County School District |
About Columbia, Alabama
Columbia is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 690. The population density is 67.8 people per km². Columbia is located at 31.2927°N, 85.1116°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Columbia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36319.Columbia emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet settlement defined by the dense, persistent growth of longleaf pine and the deep shadows of bottomland hardwoods. It lies 17.2 miles east-northeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 12.0 miles west-southwest of Blakely. The landscape here is characterized by a subtle, terrestrial depth, where the humidity clings to the foliage and the light of late afternoon turns the horizon into a muted, copper-toned haze. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Omusee Creek marks the land, carving a path through the silt and heavy soil that feeds the surrounding wild greenery. To the west, the distant rise of River Hill provides a faint, uneven silhouette against the sky, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands offer a sanctuary where the natural order of the forest remains undisturbed by the reach of modern development.
Columbia functions as a waypoint of enduring character, its pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the inland South and the quiet labor of its people. The local economy finds its roots in the traditional stewardship of the land, where the cultivation of pecans and the slow rhythms of agricultural life maintain a steady, unforced continuity. While the memory of the past lingers in the architecture and the quietude of the streets, the current life of the area remains firmly grounded in the present, far removed from the bustle of the distant coast. For those who watch the sun dip toward the horizon, the experience is one of profound stillness, as the air cools and the shadows lengthen across the fields, lending a singular, weighted beauty to the quietude of the afternoon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 199° S
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 157° SE
- George W. Andrews Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 165° S
- Omussee Creek Mound (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 184° S
- Coheelee Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 068° E
- Kolomoki Mounds State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 038° NE
- Schnitzer Pig (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 252° W
- Mayhaw Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 109° E
- Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 254° W
- World's Smallest City Block (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 254° W
- Dothan Leadership Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 254° W
- 100-001 (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 103° E
- Union Primitive Baptist Church (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 126° SE
- Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 110° E
- View point (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 009° N
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 077° E · 1,786 acres
- Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 26.5 mi, 200° S
- Bird Blind (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 007° N
- Tocktoethla (Historic Ruins) — 30.6 mi, 164° S
- Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 54.7 mi, 199° S · 576k acres
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About This Columbia Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Columbia, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.292676, -85.111596. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Columbia includes the ZIP code (36319), telephone area code (334), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Houston County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
