Mid-Atlantic

Columbia

Lancaster County, PA

Population

10,203

Walk Score

80 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,039

Median home value

$156,100

Founded

1788

Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough (town) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. It is 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Harrisburg, on the east (left) bank of the Susquehanna River, across from Wrightsville and York County and just south of U.S. Route 30.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Columbia Historic District · listed 1983

Notable landmarks

  • Bachman and Forry Tobacco Warehouse · listed 1979
  • Forry's Mill Covered Bridge · listed 1980
  • Manor Street Elementary School · listed 1987
  • Old Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge · listed 1988
  • Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge · listed 1980
  • Wright's Ferry Mansion · listed 1979

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