The only county in the United States named in honor of Christopher Columbus, who discovered the new world, Columbus County, North Carolina is a business and trade zone of scale and influence appropriate to its name. Companies from all over the United States and Europe have discovered in 953.4 square miles along the North and South Carolina borders a place rich in opportunities for business and quality of living.
Location provides excellent transportation access
Near the mid-point of the East Coast, within one day of all major East Coast markets
• One hour drive to Wilmington - the state's deep water ports
• Home of Columbus County Municipal Airport
• One hour from Wilmington International Airport
• Within one hour of the best beaches in the world along NC's coast and Outer Banks
• Within an hour of the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina
Distances to Columbus County - Whiteville, NC
| NC Cities | Miles
| US Cities
| Miles
|
| Asheville
| 315
| Atlanta
| 374
|
| Boone
| 265
| Baltimore
| 411
|
| Chapel Hill
| 161
| Boston
| 816
|
| Cherokee/Maggie Valley
| 358
| Charleston
| 141
|
| Durham
| 155
| Knoxville
| 419
|
| Greensboro
| 171
| Miami
| 732
|
| Morehead City
| 143
| Myrtle Beach
| 59
|
| Atlantic Beach
| 143
| New York
| 599
|
| Emerald Isle
| 131
| Orlando
| 531
|
| Nags Head/Outer Banks
| 303
| Richmond
| 270
|
| Raleigh
| 129
| Washington
| 376
|
| Wilmington
| 49
| Greenville, SC
| 259
|
| Winston-Salem
| 178
| Montgomery
| 529
|
| Wilmington Beach
| 68
| New Orleans
| 837
|