Local servicesHospitalHarry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital4.6 miPost officeColumbia Post Office Commerce Station3.5 miTown hallColumbia City Hall5.3 miPoliceColumbia Police Department5.3 miFire stationBoone County Fire Protection District Station 141.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleJohn Warner Middle School1.4 miElementaryMill Creek Elementary School1.5 miCollegeUniversity of Missouri5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Regional Airport COU11 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL110 miInterstateI-705.1 miUS highwayUS 405.1 miAmtrakJefferson City, MO JEF25 miCoachColumbia Wabash StationGreyhound5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:44 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:24 am – 4:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 11 days41 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Columbia U Of M station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMKT Trail Scott Boulevard Trailheadtrailhead · 1.4 miMKT Trail Jay Dix Station Trailheadtrailhead · 1.4 miKaty Trail State Park McBaine Trailheadpark · 2.8 miBrushwood Lakelake · 1.9 miCedar Lakelake · 2.4 miUniversity of Missouricollege · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Bridge Memorial State Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 2,071 acresJay Dix Stationpark · 1.3 miEagle Bluffs Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 4,597 acresCascades Parkpark · 1.7 miSchnabel Woods Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 76 acresProvidence Accessstate recreation area · 4.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200522 mi away, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBoone County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025231 of 248 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Boone County monitors, MO
Drinking waterCity of Columbia Utilitiesserves 126,254 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation666 ft203 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
