Columbus, MS
Local News
- Calm conditions for a few days — WCBI TV
- Colom and Hyde-Smith Senate race too close to call — The Commercial Dispatch
- Dense Fog Advisory for Columbus area; morning visibility reduced — Tippah News
- Scott Colom wins Lowndes County by double digits — WTVA
- Columbus High School (MS) Football — MaxPreps
Official Local Resources
City of Columbus · Lowndes County · ms.gov · Mississippi Driver Service Bureau
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northeast of Jackson, 92 miles (148 km) north of Meridian, 63 miles (101 km) south of Tupelo, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and 120 miles (193 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama.
As of the 2020 census, Columbus had a population of 24,084. Columbus is the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area. Columbus is also part of the area of Mississippi called The Golden Triangle, consisting of Columbus, West Point and Starkville, in the counties of Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha. Schools include Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.