Columbia, MD

Summary

Columbia is the first planned community in the United States. Columbia is a collection of 10 villages unified under the Columbia Association. Columbia, MD is uniquely located in the center of the Baltimore-Washington DC corridor.

Columbia, MD Villages

• Dorsey’s Search
• Harper’s Choice
• Hickory Ridge
• Kings Contrivance
• Long Reach
• Oakland Mills
• Owen Brown
• River Hill
• Town Center
• Wilde Lake

Facts

• Population: 103,991
• Population trend: growing
• County: Howard County
• ZIP: 21044, 21045, 21046
• Area Code: 443
• Nearest airport: BWI
• Median household income: $108,352
• Median home value: $378,300
• Owner-occupied housing unit rate: 74%
• Home price forecast: +7.5%
• School district: Howard County Public School System
• OfferMarket School Rating: 8/10

Nearby attractions

• BWI Airport (17 min, 16.9 miles)
• Ellicott City (11 min, 8.5 miles)
• Downtown Baltimore (24 min, 21.4 miles)
• Silver Spring, MD (25 min, 18 miles)
• University of Maryland, College Park (26 min, 21.1 miles)
• Washington, DC (37 min, 31.5 miles)
• Rockville, MD (29 min, 24 miles)
• Bethesda, MD (29 min, 21.4 miles)
• Towson, MD (30 min, 27.5 miles)

Major employers

1. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (5,000)
2. Lorien Health Systems (2,000)
3. Howard County General Hospital (1,827)
4. Howard Community College (1,428)
5. Verizon (1,346)
6. Leidos (1,195)
7. Oracle MICROS Systems (1,052)
8. Coastal Sunbelt Produce (1,050)
9. Giant Food (1,050)
10. Wells Fargo (842)

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Maryland Department Of Commerce