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Places in Columbia

Columbia’s downtown: 275 places in a five-minute walk

519 places in Columbia: 53 places to eat and drink, 75 shops, 45 things to do and 6 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
519
50 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
53
5.2 per 1,000 residents
Shops
75
11 gifts · 30 antiques · 4 books
Things to do
45
14 outdoors · 9 arts · 11 landmarks
Places to stay
6
0.6 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Columbia have?

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A real downtown275 places within a five-minute walk of Locust St.Antiques & vintage30 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Breweries & tasting rooms3 breweries, wineries and distilleries among 9 places to drink.A coffee town10 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 12 with the sweet shops and chains.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Columbia gathers

275 of Columbia’s 519 places sit within a five-minute walk of Locust St.

Locust St
275places in a five-minute walk of Locust St53% of Columbia’s places
Shops

75 shops

30 antiques & vintage, 11 gifts & boutiques, 7 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

53 places to eat & drink

28 restaurants, 12 cafés & treats, 9 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

45 things to do

14 parks & outdoors, 11 history & landmarks, 11 fitness & sports. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

6 places to stay

5 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

262 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Home services 37SmartStor Self Storage · A Labour of Love Designs · ABC123MoversHealth care 36Cvs Pharmacy · Medicine Shoppe · Family First Health Columbia CenterOffices & pros 36B&T Sportswear · Anvil International · Nussbaum EquipmentAuto & gas 29NAPA Auto Parts · Rick Crouse Auto Sales · Mountville Motor SalesHair & beauty 28Blush Salon · Pretentious Hair Studio · 717 Tattoo Body Piercing and Tattoo Removal Studio 4Banks & insurance 27Truist · Wells Fargo ATM · Abby L HenryGroceries & convenience 7Stover's News Agency · Little's Beverage Distributor · Turkey HillPets 3Beauty in the Beast Grooming · Columbia Animal Shelter · Grand Champion GroomingOther services 59ecoATM · LG Health Physicians Family Medicine Twin Rose · Ship Rite
Community

78 schools, churches & public places

Where Columbia learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 27St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church · St. James Evangelical Lutheran · Ashley Tabernacle Church of God in ChristCommunity groups 26American Legion Post 372 - Columbia · Hambone's Social Club · Our Home of HopeSchools & childcare 14Our Lady of the Angels School · Columbia Borough School District · Nawcc School Of HorologyTown & public services 11Columbia Public Library · Susquehanna Fire Co. · Mount Bethel Cemetery

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.