West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 62, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mason.

West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287.

[2] The community most likely was named after Columbia, the female personification of the United States of America.

[3] The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the women's prison Lakin Correctional Center in Lakin, near West Columbia.

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