Point of Fork Plantation · National Register of Historic Places
Columbia’s story
238 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1788Columbia is settled
ColumbiaVA
A town in Virginia.
Bremo Plantation · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domain
Typical home
$333K
+4.9% in a year
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Columbia a good place to live?
Bremo Plantation and Howard's Neck Plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Columbia yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Columbia stand out
Where Columbia beats most towns.
Getting set up
Moving to Columbia: who provides what
Columbia is unincorporated, so Fluvanna County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterColumbia water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesFluvanna CountyFluvanna County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFluvanna General RegistrarFluvanna County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2015
ZIP code2303823038 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Columbia.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–50°
Spring44–69°
Summer64–87°
Fall46–70°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Housing
A home in Columbia is worth about $333K, on Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.9%.
$333KZillow home value
Typical home value
Columbia$333K
Virginia$412K
+4.9%
value change, 1 year
0
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Health
A larger share of adults in Columbia have obesity than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
Among adults in Columbia, 44% sleep under 7 hours, above both Virginia’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (36%). 16% of adults have diabetes here. CDC measures, 32 in all: Columbia beats Virginia on 1 and trails on 16.
| Columbia | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
| What stands out | Columbia | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12% | 7.1% |
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
24.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Columbia faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Columbia after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to earthquakes.
42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Columbia
14pages on Columbia
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Columbia; the nearest are
About Columbia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Columbia, formerly known as Point of Fork, is a village and census designated place in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the James and Rivanna rivers. Following a referendum, Columbia was dissolved as an incorporated town – until that time, it was the smallest in Virginia – on July 1, 2016. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 83, up from 49 at the 2000 census. Columbia is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is on the border between Fluvanna County and Goochland County, and across the river from Cumberland County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1788
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 210 ft
- ZIP code
- 23038
Questions about Columbia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Columbia, VA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Columbia yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Virginia.