Welcome to Hill City ...

Hill City is located in Camas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hill City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Hill City is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hill City is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hill City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hill City: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Hill City: 83337<5>

Communities Also Named Hill City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hill City - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Hill City ...

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

• Fairfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Camas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Pine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine <6>
• Dixie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie is located in Elmore County
• Paradise Hot Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
  • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
• King Hill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • King Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King Hill <6>
• Reclamation Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reclamation Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclamation Village
  • Reclamation Village is located in Elmore County
• Bliss
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Bliss is located in Gooding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bliss <6>
• Glenns Ferry
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Ferry
  • Glenns Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenns Ferry <6>
• Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
  • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
• Gooding
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding
  • Gooding is located in Gooding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gooding <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill City ...

Looking for more information about Hill City? 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 Hill City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hill City.

Adding Hill City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hill City 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 Hill City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hill City post office opened in 1912.

We also found Hill City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/