Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia
The Columbus metropolitan area, officially the Columbus metropolitan statistical area, and colloquially known as the Chattahoochee Valley, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of six counties in the U.S. state of Georgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus.
Chattahoochee Valley | |
|---|---|
| Columbus metropolitan statistical area | |
Downtown Columbus | |
Columbus MSA highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′06″N 84°50′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Georgia |
| Largest city | Columbus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,786.1 sq mi (7,216 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 328,883 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (46/km2) |
At the 2010 U.S. census, the Columbus area had a population of 296,506, though a July 1, 2016 estimate placed the population at 308,755. At the 2020 census, its population was 328,883; and in 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the MSA's population was 324,110.
The Columbus metropolitan area is a component of the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika (GA-AL) combined statistical area, a trading and marketing region. It is split between the eastern time zone, the time zone the Georgia metropolitan counties, and central time zone, the time zone of Russell County. The Columbus metropolitan area is one of two metropolitan areas split between multiple time zones, with the other being the Chattanooga metropolitan area.