Columbine, Colorado Columbine, Colorado Columbine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located mostly in Jefferson County, it lies immediately west of Littleton. The population was 24,280 at the 2010 census. Columbine High School, made infamous by the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, is located in the community. The ZIP codes for the community are 80123 and 80128. Columbine is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at (39.587887, -105.069332), with a small portion extending east into Arapahoe County. Columbine is bordered to the east by Littleton and Columbine Valley,
Columbine High School massacre wrongful death suit against the Harrises and Klebolds. In 2000, youth advocate Melissa Helmbrecht organized a remembrance event in Denver featuring two surviving students, called "A Call to Hope." The library where most of the massacre took place was removed and replaced with an atrium. In 2001, a new library, the HOPE memorial library, was built next to the west entrance. On February 26, 2004, thousands of pieces of evidence from the massacre were put on display at the Jeffco fairgrounds in Golden. A permanent memorial "to honor and remember the victims of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine