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Columbia Station Ohio Map

Explore Columbia Station, Ohio, 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 Station, Ohio

How to Use This Columbia Station, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Columbia Station, Ohio. 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 Ohio 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 Station.

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.

CityColumbia Station
StateOhio (OH)
CountyLorain County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.313107
Longitude-81.946806
Population4,200
Density120.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code44028
Area Code216
County SeatElyria

About Columbia Station, Ohio

Columbia Station is a locality in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Columbia Station is located at 41.3131°N, 81.9468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 44028.

Columbia Station marks the confluence of quiet, expansive skies and the steady, persistent movement of Plum Creek, which carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape. It lies 4.6 miles south-southwest of Olmsted Township, OH (from Olmsted Township, OH: bearing 192°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-southeast of Elyria. The terrain here holds a subtle, earthen weight, characterized by flat, fertile stretches that transition into the low, shadowed silhouettes of Butternut Ridge visible against the western horizon. Within the immediate boundaries of Columbia Station, the earth feels patient and unhurried, offering a landscape where the light at dusk settles in long, amber strips across the fields. Residents find a familiar stillness in the proximity of Jaquay Lake, whose calm waters mirror the changing seasons, while Columbia Park provides a localized sanctuary of green space that anchors the daily rhythm of the terrain.

History in Columbia Station remains tied to the deliberate pace of the Western Reserve, where the legacy of early agrarian settlement still informs the shape of the roads and the boundaries of the property lines. The local economy has shifted from its foundational reliance on tilling the soil to a modern mix of light industry and residential development, yet the character of the place remains defined by a certain Midwestern stoicism. Men and women here work with a quiet competence, moving through days that are punctuated by the rustle of wind through the brush and the distant, rhythmic hum of regional transit. There is a distinct, understated beauty in the way the local infrastructure accommodates the natural sprawl of the land, leaving the impression of a place that values its own continuity over the noise of rapid transformation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Columbia Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 103° E
  • Lorain County Metro Parks (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 107° E
  • Bronson House Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 081° E
  • Mallard Creek Golf Club (Park) — 1.6 mi, 281° W
  • Dorlon Park Golf Club (Park) — 1.7 mi, 193° S
  • Wildwood Lake Park (Private Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 049° NE
  • State Lands (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Medina Summit Land Conservancy (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 126° SE
  • Strong House (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 088° E
  • Grafton Ghost Light Theatre (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 244° SW
  • Berea Falls Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 043° NE
  • Mapleside Farms (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 119° SE
  • Black Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 6.4 mi, 052° NE
  • Vacant Municipal (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 035° NE
  • Olde Towne Hall Theatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 324° NW
  • Go Ape Treetop Adventure Course (Theme Park) — 6.7 mi, 085° E
  • Frostville Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 024° NE
  • Hickory Ridge Cinema (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 129° SE
  • Phoenix Theatres (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 017° N
  • Bottle & Bottega (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 019° N
  • One Room Schoolhouse (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 337° NW
  • North Olmsted Recreation Center (Stadium) — 7.9 mi, 014° N
  • Susan Hambley Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 128° SE
  • John F. Kennedy and Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 049° NE
  • Lorian County Golf Center (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 273° W
  • Elyria Arts Council (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 295° NW
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 294° NW
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park (National Park) — 15.7 mi, 099° E · 19k acres
  • Findley State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 227° SW
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.2 mi, 289° W · 21k acres

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About This Columbia Station Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Columbia Station, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.313107, -81.946806. 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 Station includes the ZIP code (44028), telephone area code (216), county seat of Lorain County (Elyria), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.