Columbia, South Dakota

About Columbia

Set in the northern part of South Dakota, Columbia is a tiny community counting 157 people who proudly call it home.

Columbia holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.52 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 103 residents per square mile.

📰 Columbia News Today

• South Dakota man arrested in Columbia County for alleged 4th OWI WMTV 15 NEWS · Oct 3
• Columbia, SD Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• (4) Columbia Takes On (1) North Dakota State on Sunday in the WBIT Columbia University Athletics · Mar 21
• South Dakota pulls away despite late push from Eagles offense Columbia Basin Herald · Sep 16
• Columbia 86-57 North Dakota State (Mar 22, 2026) Final Score ESPN · Mar 22

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What Makes Columbia Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Columbia — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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