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Country around Columbia is a rural area of about 3,382 people in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $644 a month.
3,382people
$161kTypical home
$644/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,382 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 65 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PGV airport
- 73 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tyrrell County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk