Hillsdale Indiana Map

About Hillsdale, Indiana

Hillsdale is a locality in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. Hillsdale is located at 38.0828°N, 87.5506°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47854.

Hillsdale rests in a quiet hollow of Vanderburgh County, where the land begins its subtle, westward dip towards the Ohio River. It lies 1.6 miles east of Vanderburgh, IN (from Vanderburgh, IN: bearing 84°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Evansville. Rolling fields, checkerboarded with the green of summer crops and the gold of ripening grain, stretch out under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring rain, a perfume that mingles with the fainter, sweeter notes of wild honeysuckle clinging to the fencerows. Old oaks, gnarled and thick-trunked, stand sentinel along the hedgerows, their leaves rustling a constant, hushed conversation with the breeze. The houses of Hillsdale are scattered, some clustered near the crossroads, others isolated on long driveways, each possessing a quiet dignity, weathered by the changing seasons. The story of Hillsdale is one of agriculture and resilience, a thread woven through the rich soil that has sustained generations. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local farming. The remnants of a simpler time can still be felt in the way neighbors greet each other, a familiar nod or a lingering handshake that speaks of a shared history. While the larger movements of industry have largely bypassed this corner of Indiana, Hillsdale retains a distinctive character, a quiet persistence that echoes the slow, steady growth of the crops it cultivates. The faint hum of distant tractors at dawn, and the deepening silence as dusk settles, are the hallmarks of life in Hillsdale, a place where the earth still dictates the rhythm of the day.

About This Hillsdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillsdale, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.082821, -87.550573. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hillsdale and Vanderburgh County.

Detailed location data for Hillsdale includes the ZIP code (47725), telephone area code (812, 765), county seat of Vanderburgh County (Evansville), and school district assignment (South Vermillion Community School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hillsdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.