Columbus TownshipPA
A town of 1,540, settled in 1842.
Is Columbus Township a good place to live?
Columbus Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 135 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 197, at 1,551 acres. Columbus Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Columbus Township has shrunk 24% since 2010
2,034 counted in 2010 and 1,604 in 2020; an estimated 1,540 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Columbus Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Columbus Township is from typical.
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Moving to Columbus Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Columbus Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Columbus Township.
On CDC estimates, Columbus Township is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
18% of adults report frequent mental distress in Columbus Township, against 16% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Columbus Township: a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 17% report frequent physical distress, 39% have high blood pressure.
| Columbus Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Columbus Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.9% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Columbus Township beat 67% of Pennsylvania districts
Public schools: Corry Area SD. Its one school is below. 404 students attend Columbus Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corry Area Intrmd SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 404 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Columbus Township’s workers commute out
The average trip to work for Columbus Township comes to 29 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 125 jobs in 2023, up 22 from 2013. In Columbus Township, 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Columbus Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Columbus Township
A winter brings about 114 inches of snow, with January nights at 16° and July afternoons at 80°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 11.2% of Columbus Township
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 1.5 miles. Parks and preserves in Columbus Township: 4, covering 2,460 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 197 | — | 1,551 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 306 | — | 822 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 263 | — | 86 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Columbus Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with 60% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Columbus Township is higher. FEMA puts 81% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chautauqua Lake and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Columbus Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
29 mi DamKinzua Dam
34 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
22 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
32 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park33 mi Theme parkWaldameer ParkPhoto credits
Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Columbus Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Columbus Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Columbus Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Columbus Township for work
Where Columbus Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Columbus Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Columbus is a census-designated place located in Columbus Township, Warren County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the famous U.S. Route 6 in northwestern Warren County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 824 residents. Columbus is within a few miles of the city of Corry, located in Erie County.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,404 ft
- ZIP code
- 16405
Columbus Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Columbus Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Spring Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freehold Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Wayne Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Bear Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Columbus Township, Freehold Township and Wayne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Columbus Township, Freehold Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Spring Creek Township and Bear Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Columbus Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Columbus Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Columbus Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.