Columbia Virginia Map
Explore Columbia, Virginia, 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, Virginia
How to Use This Columbia, Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Columbia, Virginia. 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 Virginia 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 | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Fluvanna County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.752921 |
| Longitude | -78.162501 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 194.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 23038 |
| Area Code | 804 |
| County Seat | Palmyra |
| School District | Fluvanna County Public Schools |
About Columbia, Virginia
Columbia is a locality in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 194.4 people per km². Columbia is located at 37.7529°N, 78.1625°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23038.Columbia occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont where the Rivanna River slows its pace to meet the confluence of larger waters. It lies 15.1 miles southeast of Lake Monticello, VA (from Lake Monticello, VA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 25.7 miles southeast of Charlottesville. The landscape surrounding Columbia is defined by deep woods and long-settled earth, characterized by an interior stillness that persists regardless of the season. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, suggesting a rugged vastness that remains distant from the immediate, modest terrain. The air here holds a distinct humidity, heavy with the scent of damp soil and leaf litter, particularly as one nears the Goochland Marsh State Wildlife Management Area, where the land transitions into a sanctuary of reeds and seasonal wetlands.
History lingers in the architecture of Columbia, where the remnants of a once-active inland port reflect the influence of a bygone era of commerce and transport. The local economy, having shifted away from the intensive river trade of the past, now moves with the slow, deliberate rhythm of a place that values its continuity over rapid expansion. Residents often follow the paths near the James River Batteau Festival Trail, tracing the routes once used by flat-bottomed wooden boats to move goods through the interior. While more remote excursions might lead a traveler toward the quiet waters of Harris Pond or the expansive timber stands of the Cumberland State Forest, the life of Columbia remains centered on the quiet intersection of land and water, where the passage of time is measured not by industry, but by the steady, unhurried growth of the surrounding hardwoods.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Goochland Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 079° E
- Costello Stadium (Stadium) — 8.0 mi, 310° NW
- Grandview Dog Pens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.5 mi, 121° SE
- Cumberland State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 193° S
- Pleasant Grove Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 322° NW
- Hardware River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 266° W
- Powhatan State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 114° SE
- Goochland County Historical Society (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 108° E
- Bear Creek Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 202° S
- Hill Family Flag Plaza (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 108° E
- The Sysonby Eagle (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 108° E
- James Monroe (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 315° NW
- Ash Lawn - Highland (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 315° NW
- Dover Mill (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 112° E
- Carter Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.2 mi, 316° NW
- DMR Adventures (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 318° NW
- Belmont Arts Collaborative (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 318° NW
- Free Speech Wall (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 318° NW
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 42.6 mi, 317° NW · 197k acres
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 43.0 mi, 290° W · 1.1M acres
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About This Columbia Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Columbia, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.752921, -78.162501. 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 (23038), telephone area code (804), county seat of Fluvanna County (Palmyra), and school district assignment (Fluvanna County Public Schools).
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. |
