Columbia, South Dakota

About Columbia

Set in the northern part of South Dakota, Columbia is a tiny community counting 157 people who proudly call it home.

Columbia holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.52 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 103 residents per square mile.

📰 Columbia News Today

• (4) Columbia Takes On (1) North Dakota State on Sunday in the WBIT Columbia University Athletics · Mar 21
• Columbia 86-57 North Dakota State (Mar 22, 2026) Final Score ESPN · Mar 19
• MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Missing Columbia Heights Man Matthew Timmons Found Dead in South Dakota, Ending Multi-State Search MinneapoliMedia · Jun 4
• NDSU Women’s Basketball Welcomes Columbia in WBIT Second Round - NDSU gobison.com · Mar 21
• Missouri basketball lands transfer combo guard from South Dakota Columbia Daily Tribune · May 12

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What Makes Columbia Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Columbia — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Columbia

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