Columbia

Also known as Columbia, Pensylvania, Columbia, PA

borough in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lancaster
Total: 2.42 sq mi (6.27 km )
Land: 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 361 ft (110 m)
Density: 4,228.4/sq mi (1,632.61/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )
Area codes: 717 and 223
Fips code: 42-15384
Website: www .columbiapa .net

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Columbia
Population: 10400
Area: 2.42
Elevation: 361
Official website: www.columbiapa.net
Image: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge.jpg
Households: 4493

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postal code: 17512
Commons category: Columbia, Pennsylvania
inception: 1788-01-01
per capita income: 25571

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Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough (town) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. It is 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Harrisburg, on the east (left) bank of the Susquehanna River, across from Wrightsville and York County and just south of U.S. Route 30.

The settlement was founded in 1726 by Colonial English Quakers from Chester County, led by entrepreneur and evangelist John Wright. Establishment of the eponymous Wright's Ferry, the first commercial Susquehanna crossing in the region, inflamed territorial conflict with neighboring Maryland but brought growth and prosperity to the small town, which was just a few votes shy of becoming the new United States' capital.