Bookstores in Columbus, OH: list of 16 free CSV

How many bookstores are in Columbus, OH?

OpenStreetMap lists 16 named bookstores inside the Columbus city boundary (582 km²), extract of 11 Nov 2026. 50% of the records list a website and 50% a phone number; 8 named bookstores have no website on the public record.

Examples on the list: Barnes & Noble, Barnes & Noble, Barnes & Noble.

Bookstores in Columbus at a glance: most are in Clintonville (4), University District (2); the busiest street is North High Street, Clintonville (4); records were last edited between Jun 2013 and Oct 2026; chain names include Barnes & Noble; Barnes & Noble and Barnes & Noble list a business phone.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 4 records, including Half Price Books, Prologue Bookshop, Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, Barnes & Noble.

16named bookstores

50%list a website

8no website listed

12neighbourhoods

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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 11 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.

8 with no website5 non-chain, edited since 2022 (1 with a social page only).Filter to them
10 non-chain6 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Barnes & Noble (4).Non-chain only
4 in ClintonvilleBusiest street: North High Street, Clintonville (4). Plan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only Clintonville

All 16 bookstores, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the record

Bookstores in Columbus, OpenStreetMap extract of 11 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
B
Barnes & Noble	1598 North High Street, University District	ohiostate.bncollege.com	+1-614-247-2000
Barnes & Noble	3708 West Dublin Granville Road, Far Northwest Columbus
Barnes & Noble	1560 Polaris Parkway, Far North Columbus
Barnes & Noble	4005 Townsfair Way, Easton	stores.barnesandnoble.com	+1-614-476-8480
C
Christian Science Reading Room	Fifth by Northwest, no street on record
Clintonville Books	3286 North High Street, Clintonville
Columbus State Bookstore	283 Cleveland Avenue, Downtown
H
Half Price Books	2642 Bethel Road, Northwest Columbus	hpb.com	+16144576333
K
Karen Wickliff - Books	3527 North High Street, Clintonville	biblio.com	+1 614-263-2903
O
Ohio Dominican University Bookstorenot edited since 2013	North Central Columbus, no street on record
P
Phoenix Books Ltd	3110 North High Street, Clintonville	phoenixbooksltd.com	+1-614-268-3100
Prologue Bookshop	787 North High Street, Victorian Village
T
The Bookloft	631 South Third Street, Brewery District	bookloft.com	+1-614-464-1774
The Laughing Ogre	4258 North High Street, Clintonville	facebook.com social page	+16142676473
The Ohio State Bookstore at the Union	University District, no street on record
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters	1124 Parsons Avenue, South Side	twodollarradiohq.com	+1-614-725-1505

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Bookstores in Columbus with no website listed

4 of 10 named non-chain bookstores. 1 more only list a social page (website_is_social_page = yes).

Clintonville Books3286 North High Street, Clintonville
Columbus State Bookstore283 Cleveland Avenue, Downtown
Prologue Bookshop787 North High Street, Victorian Village
The Ohio State Bookstore at the UnionUniversity District

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Where they are

Map of the 16 bookstores inside the Columbus boundary; most sit around Clintonville, University District, Brewery District. — website listedno website, or social page only

Busiest streets

North High Street, Clintonville4

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

By ZIP code

432022
432062
432142

Chains and non-chain businesses

38% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 10 are not.

Barnes & Noble4

What the records hold

16 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	13	81%
Website (own site)	7	44%
Social or directory page only	1	6%
Phone on file	8	50%
Email on file (not shown)	1	6%
Opening hours	7	44%
Chain or brand branch	6	38%
Edited since January 2024	14	88%

Half the records were last edited in Sep 2025 or later.

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 16 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 582 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 6 branches each count once.

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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in Chicago	68	54%
Bookstores in San Francisco	64	54%
Bookstores in Los Angeles	62	41%
Bookstores in Seattle	58	79%
Bookstores in Portland	44	54%
Bookstores in Washington, DC	38	66%
Bookstores in San Diego	35	42%
Bookstores in Denver	30	53%
Bookstores in Philadelphia	30	61%

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Questions

How many bookstores are there in Columbus?

At least 16: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Columbus city boundary, 16 with a name (extract of 11 Nov 2026). 6 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Columbus has the most bookstores?

Clintonville (4), then University District (2) and Brewery District (1); the busiest street is North High Street, Clintonville (4). 12 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookstores in Columbus have no website?

8 of the 16 named bookstores have no website on their map record; 4 of them are not chain branches. Another 1 list only a social media page as their website.

How do I get phone numbers and emails for bookstores in Columbus?

Run Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder with the search "bookstores in Columbus, OH". One run costs about $0.42 to $0.52 ($0.40 start fee (4 GB run) included), plus platform usage, for 16 to 120 rows.

Sources

OpenStreetMap extract for Columbus, checked 2026-11-11
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Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store, checked 2026-11-13

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