Hills Iowa Map

About Hills, Iowa

Hills is a locality in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 974. The population density is 419.1 people per km². Hills is located at 41.5542°N, 91.5349°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52240.

Hills, Iowa, sits quietly amidst the rolling terrain of Johnson County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 7.4 miles south of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Coralville. Here, the fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like verdant carpets under a sky that can shift from the softest wash of dawn pink to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The roads, some paved and some still of packed earth, wind their way through a landscape of gentle rises and falls, punctuated by the dark, stoic shapes of barns and the occasional clustered cluster of farmhouses. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of dew-kissed soil and growing things, a primal fragrance that grounds the senses. The history of Hills is intimately tied to the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a story of families who worked the rich prairie soil, coaxing sustenance from its depths. Its economy, for generations, has been rooted in the cultivation of grain and livestock, a tradition that still defines the character of the place. Though small, Hills is a point of connection, a place where neighbors still recognize the turn of each other's headlights and the shared understanding of the seasons’ demands. The enduring presence of the land, its fertile promise and its quiet challenges, shapes the very essence of life in Hills, a continuous dialogue between human endeavor and the enduring power of the earth.

About This Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hills, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.554186, -91.534888. 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 Hills and Johnson County.

Detailed location data for Hills includes the ZIP code (52235), telephone area code (712), county seat of Johnson County (Iowa City), and school district assignment (Iowa City Community School District). 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 Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.