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This is the current conditions weather report for Columbia. The report was made 31 minutes ago, at 05:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 3 miles per hour / 5.6 kilometers per hour from the east (090°). The temperature was 50°F / 10°C, with a dew-point at 50°F / 10°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.09 inHg / 1020 hPa. The relative humidity was 82%. The skies were clear with haze.
Columbia is a former California Gold Rush boom town that lives on as a state-preserved historic park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves the original, gold-rush-town flavor of the town, once dubbed the "Gem of the Southern Mines." Founded in 1850 by Mexican gold miners, it is in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Although only about 2,000 people now live in this region near Sonora, California, at its height it was California's second-largest city. It was even considered briefly as a site for the state capitol of California. In 1854 the bulk of the town burned down and was re-built with brick and iron structures that survive to this day. Columbia's main street, part of the Columbia State Historic Park, is closed to automobile traffic but open to horses and carriages, as well as pedestrians.
The town, now technically a census-designated place (CDP), is located along California State Route 49 just north of Sonora. The US Postal Service ZIP code for the community is 95310. Wired telephones in Columbia work out of the Sonora central office.
Major points of interest in the area include Columbia Community College, a two-year, community college. Columbia Airport (FAA designator: O22) includes one 4,670 foot runway and is busy with firefighting aircraft during summer. The annual Columbia Fire Muster here is often the earliest of California's summer musters.