Columbia Center, New York | |
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  Columbia Center, New York  Columbia Center, New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′57″N75°02′14″W / 42.93250°N 75.03722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Town | Columbia |
| Elevation | 1,493 [1] ft (455 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 315/680 |
Columbia Center, also known as Petrie's Corners, is a hamlet located in the Town of Columbia in Herkimer County, New York, United States.
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Columbia University, officially titled as Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most-populous and fastest growing city, with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.
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