What County Is Columbus, Ohio In?

Columbus is in Franklin County, Delaware County, and Fairfield County. Check a specific address near a county line.

Columbus city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
3918000
Representative coordinates
39.985531, -82.985594
Land area
574.797 km²
Water area
15.172 km²
State
Ohio
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County boundaries in Columbus

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Coordinates of Columbus

39.985531, -82.985594 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.

Elevation at the representative point

245 m · 803 ft. USGS ground estimate at 39.985531, -82.985594. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1 m. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in Columbus

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
America/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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Census ZIP areas

43002 · 43004 · 43016 · 43017 · 43026 · 43035 · 43054 · 43065 · 43068 · 43081 · 43082 · 43085 · 43109 · 43110 · 43119 · 43123 · 43125 · 43137 · 43147 · 43201 · 43202 · 43203 · 43204 · 43205 · 43206 · 43207 · 43209 · 43210 · 43211 · 43212 · 43213 · 43214 · 43215 · 43217 · 43218 · 43219 · 43220 · 43221 · 43222 · 43223 · 43224 · 43227 · 43228 · 43229 · 43230 · 43231 · 43232 · 43235 · 43240

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