DATA-SET-MATCH: Mapping Columbus

ZONES
South Columbus
East Columbus
North Columbus
Midtown
Bibb City
Downtown (aka Uptown)
Midland/Upatoi
Central Columbus

RENTING/RESERVING CITY FACILITIES

Columbus can be divided into 6 general areas:

Downtown - This is the heart of the city, where historic homes and renovated lofts rub elbows with a large number of businesses and local bars and restaurants if you want an urban feel with high walkability.

Midtown - At the center of Midtown is Weracoba Park, surrounded by early 20th c. homes. It is made up of over 20 neighborhoods, some full of stately mansions, others somewhat dilapidated cottages, and lots of nice homes in between. Plenty of leafy parks and several commercial areas.

North Columbus - The Northside can be divided into two parts, the southern half which is a mix of commercial, industrial, and middle-class residential, mostly built out between the 1950s-1980s, and the northern half which is somewhat newer, more suburban, and has more upper-middle-class neighborhoods and apartment complexes.

Midland and Upatoi - Sometimes called the Panhandle, this is the far eastern section of the city and until recently was pretty rural -- it is mostly large lot subdivisions.

East Columbus - This diverse area includes Columbus State University’s main campus and plenty of middle-class neighborhoods. 

South Columbus - There are some decent working and middle class neighborhoods here. 

Elsewhere in the Chattahoochee Valley

To the north is Harris County, which has experienced a lot of growth over the last 25 years from people looking for a more rural option than North Columbus provides. In doing so they’ve helped create a pretty large bedroom community that isn’t very rural anymore.

Across the river is Phenix City, Al. It mirrors Columbus in a lot of ways. There are low-income neighborhoods to the south, older middle-class neighborhoods to the north, and new subdivision growth outside of the city into formerly rural Smiths Station and Ladonia.

Chattahoochee County and Fort Mitchell, Al are to the south. Rural subdivisions which mostly cater to military families who want convenience getting to Fort Benning and want to completely avoid the moderate amount of traffic issues in Columbus.

Marion and Talbot Counties are to the east. Very rural.

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South Columbus is bordered by:
West- southern portion of 10th Ave, Porterdale Cemetery, Rotary Park, and the Chattahoochee River
South- Upatoi Creek and Fort Benning
East- Fort Benning
North- MLK Jr. Blvd and Buena Vista Rd

East Columbus is bordered by:
West- Interstate 185
South- Buena Vista Rd
East- Fort Benning
North- Eastern stretch of Airport Thruway (front of Walmart), West Britt David Rd (at Airport Thruway), Miller Rd, Manchester Expressway, Macon Rd to Technology Pkwy

North Columbus is bordered by:
West- Chattahoochee River
South- US-80 to River Rd and 54th St, 54th St to Airport Thruway, Airport Thruway to West Britt David Rd and Miller Rd to Manchester Expy
East- Manchester Expy/ US27A
North- Harris County

Bibb City is bordered by:
West- Chattahoochee River
South- Railroad tracks under the 2nd Ave viaduct
East- Primarily Veterans Pkwy and River Road (except for the section south of Manchester Expy)
North- US80 and Manchester Expy between River road and Veterans Pkwy

Midtown is bordered by:
North- Talbotton Rd/Warm Springs Rd
East- Interstate 185
South- MLK JR Blvd and Buena Vista Rd
West- Rail Yard under the 13th St viaduct and 5th Ave/Hamilton Rd

Downtown/Uptown is bordered by:
South/West- Chattahoochee River
North- Railroad tracks under the 2nd Ave viaduct
East- Rail Yard, 10th Ave south of 10th St intersection, Porterdale Cemetery, and Rotary Park

Midland/Upatoi is bordered by:
West- Manchester Expy/US27A and a tiny section of Technology Pkwy
South- Macon Rd and Fort Benning
North- Harris County and Talbot County
East- Talbot County