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Welcome to Hillcrest ...

Hillcrest is located in Ada County<1>.

Hillcrest is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hillcrest is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hillcrest: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Hillcrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Hillcrest - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), New Jersey (4), New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hillcrest ...

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

  • Boise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boise is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <4>
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Boise Hills Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Boise Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Collister
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillcrest ...

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

Adding Hillcrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillcrest.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillcrest - 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 Hillcrest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Hillcrest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.