Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:21 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:50 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F57 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month January5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days25 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamestown Wwtp station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksLindsey Wilson Collegecollege · 3.9 miCasey Spring (historical)spring · 4.9 miMount Matneypeak · 6.9 miTavern Springspring · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHwy 55 Roadside Parkpark · 2.0 miColumbia City Parkpark · 4.9 miGreen Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.2 mi · 32,392 acresGreen River Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 21,039 acresLake Cumberland State Resort Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 3,729 acresGreen River Lake State Parkstate park · 15.2 mi · 1,313 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAdair County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured68 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, KY, 40 mi away
Drinking waterColumbia/adair Utilities Districtserves 22,113 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation867 ft264 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTJ Health Columbia Hospital3.6 miPost officeColumbia Post Office3.8 miTown hallColumbia City Hall4.1 miPoliceKentucky State Police Post 153.1 miFire stationColumbia - Adair Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLindsey Wilson College3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX78 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF81 miInterstateI-6537 miUS highwayUS 12712 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42735 ZIP area.
