THE COLUMBIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sand Hills setting.
Columbia city has 139.4 square miles of land in Kershaw County, Lexington County, Richland County. Its Census reference point is in Sand Hills, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 3 county geographies.
Columbia intersects 3 county geographies: Kershaw County, Lexington County, Richland County. A Columbia mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Columbia by land and water
The Census records 2.98 square miles of water within Columbia, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 4 percentage points lower than the 6.1% recorded for South Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Columbia city has 51.2 times the land area of nearby Woodfield CDP (2.72 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

