West Columbia, Texas

About West Columbia

West Columbia is a small town in southeastern Texas counting 3,649 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, West Columbia is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.61 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,398 residents per square mile.

📰 West Columbia News Today

• Schedule - Columbia Roughnecks (West Columbia, TX) Volleyball 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 7
• West Columbia to mark 200th anniversary with history celebration, community event The Facts · Oct 6
• Duane George Henderson Obituary (2026) - West Columbia, TX - C.T. Baker & Sons Funeral Home - West Columbia Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• West Columbia Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• West Columbia (Texas) alumnus Cam Ward honored in hometown On3 · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes West Columbia Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in West Columbia

• Drini Pizza — pizza
• Baytown Seafood — american
• Chinese Buffet — chinese
• Kate’s Coffee, Tea, & More (café)
• Lucy's Restaurant — mexican
• Margarita Jones — mexican
• Republic BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Columbia Historical Museum Association · Museum
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Columbia

• First Capitol Park reviews ★
• Hanson Riverside County Park reviews ★
• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Varner Hogg Plantation State Historical Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in West Columbia

• BRAZORIA CO J J A E P
• COLUMBIA H S
• WEST COLUMBIA EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of West Columbia

🏘️ Nearby Communities