The GPS coordinates of Columbia are latitude 38.0363° and longitude -120.4013°. In directional format: 38.0363° N, 120.4013° W. These coordinates mark the center of Columbia in California and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Columbia is a city in California, United States, on the continent of North America. It falls within Tuolumne County. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Columbia sits at: Latitude 38° 2' 11" N and Longitude 120° 24' 5" W. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Columbia has a population of approximately 2,297 people. This is roughly 0.006% of California's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in California.

The interactive satellite map of Columbia is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 38.0363, -120.4013 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Columbia in California. For broader context, explore the California state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Columbia is Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), roughly 75 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Columbia is approximately 113 km (70 mi) from Sacramento, the capital of California, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in California.

Columbia sits at an elevation of approximately 652 meters (2,139 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for California.

The closest cities to Columbia include Sonora, Tuttletown, East Sonora. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Columbia, sunrise is at 06:13 AM and sunset is at 08:00 PM, giving a day length of 13h 47m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Columbia's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Columbia is approximately 4,234 km (2,631 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 10,557 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Columbia — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 1,517 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Columbia is approximately 2,667 km (1,657 mi) E of Washington, the national capital of United States, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.