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Welcome to Hill City ...

Hill City is located in Camas County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Codes for Hill City: 208 & 986<3>

The ZIP code for Hill City: 83337<4>

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)
  • Pine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Paradise Hot Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
  • King Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Reclamation Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Reclamation Village is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclamation Village
  • Bliss
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Glenns Ferry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Doniphan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar

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 (so far) for Hill City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Camas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hill City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Hill City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Hill City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Hill City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hill City 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/