Welcome to Hillcrest Heights ...

The town of Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Hillcrest Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillcrest Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Hillcrest Heights: Hillcrest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hillcrest Heights has a population of 298 people<3> (see below for details).

Hillcrest Heights is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hillcrest Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hillcrest Heights (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hillcrest Heights is located in the (863) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hillcrest Heights had an population of 298 people. This is an increase of 17.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hillcrest Heights had a population of 254 people. This makes Hillcrest Heights the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 254 people, the population of Hillcrest Heights decreased 4.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 266 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hillcrest Heights.

Communities Also Named Hillcrest Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hillcrest Heights - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Maryland (2), South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillcrest Heights.

Communities near Hillcrest Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillcrest Heights.

• Winter Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
  • Winter Haven is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Haven <5>
• Bartow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <5>
• Lake Wales
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wales
  • Lake Wales is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Wales <5>
• Avon Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <5>
• Fort Meade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <5>
• Dundee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>
• Frostproof
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostproof
  • Frostproof is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostproof <5>
• Eagle Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
• Lake Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
  • Lake Hamilton is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <5>
• Nalcrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nalcrest
  • Nalcrest is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nalcrest <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hillcrest Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillcrest Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillcrest Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcrest Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillcrest Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Hillcrest Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillcrest Heights ...

Looking for more information about Hillcrest Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillcrest Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillcrest Heights.

Adding Hillcrest Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillcrest Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hillcrest Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillcrest Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillcrest Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/