Welcome to Hills ...

The city of Hills is located in Rock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hills has a population of 652 people<3> (see below for details).

Hills is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hills is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

The ZIP code for Hills: 56138<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hills had an population of 652 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hills had a population of 686 people (which is 7.08% of the total population of Rock County). This makes Hills the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hills represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 436th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 686 people, the population of Hills increased 21.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 565 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hills - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland (2), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Hills ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <6>
• Brandon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Luverne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <6>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Rock Rapids
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <6>
• Garretson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <6>
• Larchwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <6>
• Inwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <6>
• Valley Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <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 Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hills ...

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

Adding Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hills post office opened in 1890.

We also found Hills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/