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Welcome to Boise Hills Village ...

Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County<1>.

The pronunciation of Boise Hills Village: BOY-see<2>

A typical abbreviation for Boise Hills Village: Boise Hills Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Boise Hills Village is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Boise Hills Village is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Boise Hills Village lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Boise Hills Village: 208 & 986<4>

Communities near Boise Hills Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boise Hills Village.

  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <5>
  • Eagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pearl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Kings Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Mayfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boise Hills Village ...

Looking for more information about Boise Hills Village? 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 Boise Hills Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boise Hills Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Ada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Boise Hills Village. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boise Hills Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Boise Hills Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Boise Hills Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.