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Shipping Containers for Sale in Columbia, MS

Used and new (one-trip) 20ft and 40ft shipping containers, also called conex boxes or storage containers, for sale and delivered to Columbia (39429, Marion County). Delivered to Columbia (39429), a used 20ft starts at $2,585, a 40ft starts at $3,275 and a new one-trip box starts at $3,755. Delivery is included in every price. Each one comes by tilt-bed truck from the New Orleans, LA depot, about 116 road miles away (Mobile, AL, 140 miles, is the backup).

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20ft and 40ft shipping container prices in Columbia (39429)

20ft · Wind & Watertight (WWT)standard 8'6"$2,585 delivered 20ft · Cargo Worthy (CW)standard 8'6"$3,010 delivered 40ft · Wind & Watertight (WWT)standard 8'6"$3,275 delivered 40ft · Wind & Watertight (WWT)high cube 9'6"$3,325 delivered 40ft · Cargo Worthy (CW)standard 8'6"$3,700 delivered 40ft · Cargo Worthy (CW)high cube 9'6"$3,715 delivered 20ft · One-Trip (like new)standard 8'6"$3,755 delivered 40ft · One-Trip (like new)high cube 9'6"$5,140 delivered 40ft · One-Trip (like new)standard 8'6"$6,485 delivered 20ft · One-Trip (like new)high cube 9'6"Price confirmed within 24 hours

Prices from our supplier feed, updated Nov 7, 2026. Another Columbia ZIP? Enter it on the containers page.

Placement and permits in Columbia

No rule written for shipping containers was found for Columbia or Marion County, and neither publishes zoning text online. City Hall (201 Second Street, 601-736-8201) is the only verified contact; the city's departments page lists gas permits but no building or zoning office, and the county's lists none either — ask City Hall who signs a building permit before you order. Columbia's downtown historic district (64 buildings facing Main Street) is commercial, so it rarely touches a residential placement.

Start here: City of Columbia — City Hall. We link to the city rather than restate it: these rules change, and the city's page is the one that counts.

Will the truck make it in? Columbia lots

Tilt-bed truck sliding a 20ft container onto a gravel pad — the truck backs in, tilts, and the box slides off the back

Columbia sits on the Pearl, and the February 2020 crest (25.5 ft, moderate flood) closed Old US 35 South and SR 587 and was expected to reach 75 Columbia addresses — Dean Griner Drive and Washington Street by the water park, Jones Lane and Horseshoe Bend Drive, Old Foxworth Road and South Frontage Road near the US-98 bridge. Those are the streets where a container will sit in water when the river comes up. The rest of Marion County is pasture and pine: easy drops, gravel last miles.

The truck needs about 110 ft of straight run for a 20ft and 130 ft for a 40ft, 15 ft overhead, and firm ground: the full delivery checklist.

Buying a shipping container in Columbia: questions

How much does a shipping container cost in Columbia, MS?

Delivered to Columbia (39429), a used 20ft starts at $2,585, a 40ft starts at $3,275 and a new one-trip box starts at $3,755. Delivery is included in every price. Today's delivered prices for 39429: 20ft Standard Wind & Watertight (used): $2,585; 20ft Standard Cargo Worthy (used): $3,010; 40ft Standard Wind & Watertight (used): $3,275; 40ft High Cube Wind & Watertight (used): $3,325. Prices follow our supplier feed and can move day to day.

How much is a container delivered to Columbia, MS?

The prices on this page are delivered to ZIP 39429 and include the truck — about 116 road miles from the New Orleans depot.

Which parts of Columbia flood?

The Pearl River bottom: Dean Griner Drive and Washington Street, Jones Lane and Horseshoe Bend Drive, Old Foxworth Road and South Frontage Road, per the February 2020 forecast. Site the box above that line.

Where does a container delivered to Columbia come from?

The New Orleans, LA depot, about 116 road miles from Columbia, with Mobile, AL (about 140 miles) as the backup. The delivered price is the same whichever depot has your grade.

Do I need a permit for a shipping container in Columbia?

No rule written for shipping containers was found for Columbia or Marion County, and neither publishes zoning text online. Check with City of Columbia — City Hall before delivery day.

Popular in Columbia: kits for the job

The container plus what makes it work, one delivered price to 39429, and a free plan set with each.

Hunting Camp BoxA locked, dry, lit room at the camp — the box delivered to the gravel, the kit in boxes for you to put in.Hay & Shavings BayA trailer-load of hay and a season of shavings, dry, vented and off the ground — not under a tarp.Farm Feed RoomFeed, minerals and medicine dry, vented and off the ground.Workshop BoxA 40ft shop you fit out yourself: lights, shelves and a level floor — no slab, no permit drama.

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