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Welcome to Hull ...

The city of Hull is located in Sioux County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hull, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hull has a population of 2,291 people<2> (see below for details).

Hull is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hull lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hull: 712

The ZIP code for Hull: 51239<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hull had an population of 2,291 people. This is an increase of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hull had a population of 2,175 people (which is 6.44% of the total population of Sioux County). This makes Hull the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Hull represents 0.07% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,175 people, the population of Hull increased 10.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,960 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hull.

Communities Also Named Hull ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Hull - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hull ...

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

  • Sioux Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Orange City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rock Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Inwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hospers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people

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 Hull. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hull.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hull. 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 Hull.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hull. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hull.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hull ...

Looking for more information about Hull? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hull, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hull.

Adding Hull to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hull 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 (so far) for Hull was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hull post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hull.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Sioux, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hull.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hull - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hull). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hull or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/