One of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, Columbia is a wonderful place to call home for nearly 4,000 Bellingham residents. The overwhelming majority of the approximately 1,600 residential structures (5% of total city housing) within this neighborhood are single family. The housing is attractive and well maintained, with narrow tree-lined streets and mature landscaping. The southernmost portion of the neighborhood, identified as the Eldridge Historical District, contains many large, historically significant homes.
Columbia Neighborhood residents enjoy the use of Elizabeth Park, which is viewed as a valued community asset. Other parks within the neighborhood include Carl Lobe and Lorraine Ellis Parks with facilities for younger children and families. Squalicum Creek Greenway forms the northwestern border of the neighborhood and there is easy access to Squalicum Creek Park, in the adjacent Birchwood Neighborhood.
Photos
Resources
Neighborhood Plan (PDF)
Neighborhood Zoning Table
Maps
Aerial photo (1,052K PDF)
Basemap (3,363K PDF)
Circulation (1,004K PDF)
Comprehensive Plan land use (216K PDF)
Current land use (1,946K PDF)
Zoning (194K PDF)
