Columbia, San Diego

Columbia is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California. It is largely commercial, however there are many high-rise condominium buildings under construction.

Columbia, San Diego
Neighborhood of San Diego
Columbia
The Columbia district undergoing redevelopment.
Columbia, San Diego Location within Central San Diego
Coordinates: 32°43′0.04″N 117°10′5.68″W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego
Area [1]
• Total	1.11 km2 (0.429 sq mi)
• Land	1.11 km2 (0.429 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	3,772
• Density	3,398/km2 (8,802/sq mi)
	Population data for Core-Columbia
ZIP Code	92101
Area code	619

The USS Midway Museum and the Maritime Museum of San Diego are located in this neighborhood.

Geography

Columbia is located south of Little Italy, north of the Marina district, and west of the Core. This district is bordered by Ash Street to the north, F Street to the south, Union Street to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.^[2]

Santa Fe Depot is served by the Trolley, the COASTER and the Pacific Surfliner.

Redevelopment

Parts of Columbia are under re-development, including the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, Navy Broadway Complex and the Embarcadero Circle cruise ship terminal expansion. As of March 16, 2007, there are seven high-rise buildings scheduled for or currently under construction: five of these buildings are condominiums, one is office, and one is a Federal court house; six buildings have more than 20 floors, four buildings have more than 30 floors, and one building has more than 40 floors.^[3]