North Carolina
Polk
Columbus Township

Columbus

Columbus is a town and the county seat of , , . The population was 1,060 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 995 residents
  • Description: town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Columbus, NC” and “Columbus, North Carolina”
  • Postal code: 28722

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tryon and Landrum.

Village
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is a town in , on the southwestern border of , United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,562. Located in the escarpment of the , today the area is affluent and a center for outdoor pursuits, equestrian activity, and fine arts. is situated 4 miles southwest of Columbus.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. The population was 2,481 at the 2020 Census. was founded in 1880 and incorporated in 1912. is situated 5 miles south of Columbus.

Columbus

Latitude
35.25317° or 35° 15′ 11″ north
Longitude
-82.19706° or 82° 11′ 49″ west
Population
995
Elevation
1,102 feet (336 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CZX
Open location code
867V7R33+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153969125
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4461499
Wiki­data ID
Q2026104
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Columbus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كولومبوس، كارولاينا الشماليه”
  • Arabic: “كولومبوس”
  • Basque: “Columbus”
  • Catalan: “Columbus”
  • Cebuano: “Columbus”
  • Chechen: “Коламбус”
  • Chinese: “Columbus”
  • Chinese: “哥伦布”
  • Chinese: “哥倫布”
  • Dutch: “Columbus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولومبوس, كارولاينا الشماليه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولومبوس”
  • Esperanto: “Columbus”
  • Esperanto: “Kolumbo en Norda Karolino”
  • French: “Columbus”
  • German: “Columbus”
  • Gilaki: “کؤلؤمبؤس (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “کؤلؤمبؤس”
  • Haitian: “Columbus, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Columbus”
  • Irish: “Columbus”
  • Italian: “Columbus”
  • Ladin: “Columbus”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Columbus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Columbus”
  • Norwegian: “Columbus”
  • Persian: “کلامبس”
  • Persian: “کلمبوس”
  • Polish: “Columbus”
  • Portuguese: “Columbus”
  • Russian: “Коламбус”
  • Russian: “Колумбус (Северная Каролина)”
  • Russian: “Колумбус”
  • Serbian: “Коламбус”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbus, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbus”
  • Spanish: “Columbus (Carolina del Norte)”
  • Spanish: “Columbus”
  • Swedish: “Columbus, North Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Columbus”
  • Tatar: “Коламбус”
  • Ukrainian: “Коламбус”
  • Urdu: “کولمبس، شمالی کیرولائنا”
  • Urdu: “کولمبس”
  • Uzbek: “Columbus, North Carolina”
  • Uzbek: “Columbus”
  • Uzbek: “Cолумбус”
  • Volapük: “Columbus, North Carolina”
  • Volapük: “Columbus”
  • “Columbus”

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