Community Services
Please find below important phone numbers and web address for local services that you may need and websites for the other Columbia villages. For Howard County Government services, please go to www.howardcountymd.gov and then search for the service you need.
Transportation
Howard Transit – www.howardtransit.com – 410-313-2022
BWI Airport – www.bwiairport.com – 410-859-7111
Commuter Bus – www.mta.maryland.gov – 410-539-5000
MARC Train – www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-train – 410-539-5000
Schools
Howard County Public Schools – www.hcpss.org – 410-313-6600
Howard Community College – www.howardcc.edu – 443-518-1000
Howard County Government/Services/Utilities/Shopping Mall
Howard County Government – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-2022
Howard County Police – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-2200
Columbia Association – www.columbiaassociation.com – 410-715-3000
Howard General Hospital – www.hcgh.org – 410-740-7890
Howard County Library – www.hclibrary.org – 410-313-7750
Post Office – 410-381-4373
Domestic Violence – www.dvcenter.org – 410-997-0304
American Red Cross – www.redcross.org/CMD – 410-624-2000
National Poison Center – www.poison.org – 1-800-222-1222
Office on Aging – www.co.ho.md.us – 410-313-6410
Water & Sewage – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-4900
Sign Repair – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-7450
Street Light Repair – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-7450
Street Maintenance/Repair – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-7450
Trash/Recycling – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-6444
Snow Removal – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-7450
Landfill – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-6419
Animal Control – www.howardcountymd.gov – 410-313-2780
Grassroots – www.grassrootscrisis.org – 410-531-6006
BGE – www.bge.com – 1-800-685-0123
Miss Utility – www.missutility.net/maryland – 1-800-257-7777
Comcast – www.comcast.net – 410-461-1156
Verizon – www.verizon.net – 410-954-6260
The Mall in Columbia – www.themallincolumbia.com – 410-730-3300
Columbia Villages
Dorsey’s Search – www.dorseyssearch.columbiavillages.org
Harper’s Choice – www.harperschoicecommunityassociation.org
Hickory Ridge – www.hickoryridgevillage.org
King’s Contrivance – www.kingscontrivancecommunityassociation.org
Long Reach – www.longreach.org
Oakland Mills – www.oaklandmills.org
Owen Brown – www.owenbrowncommunityassociation.org
River Hill – www.villageofriverhill.org
Town Center – www.columbiatowncenter.org/
Wilde Lake – www.wildelake.org