Columbus, Illinois

Nearest ZIP codes to Columbus

These are the ZIP codes nearest to Columbus, each listed with the post office it is named after.

Area codes for Columbus

• Area code 217

  In service since 1947. Shares its area with 447. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 447

  In service since March 27, 2021. Shares its area with 217. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Columbus is in the Central Time zone.

Towns near Columbus

• Camp Point7.5 km (4.7 mi)
• Paloma7.6 km (4.7 mi)
• Coatsburg8.1 km (5.0 mi)
• Fowler8.6 km (5.3 mi)
• Liberty11.9 km (7.4 mi)
• Burton12.5 km (7.8 mi)
• Adams13.7 km (8.5 mi)
• Bloomfield14 km (8.7 mi)