Hilltop Texas Map

About Hilltop, Texas

Hilltop is a locality in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 109.5 people per km². Hilltop is located at 28.6938°N, 99.1761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78223, 78624, 78017.

Hilltop rises from the limestone scrub of the Texas interior, where the dry, sun-bleached earth holds the heat long after the shadows lengthen across the plains. It lies 10.2 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, TX (from Fredericksburg, TX: bearing 326°T), and is situated 26.3 miles north-northeast of Kerrville. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau to the west, while the immediate terrain is defined by the steady, persistent carve of Rocky Creek. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity that turns the native brush into a study of bronze and copper, casting long, stark lines across the limestone outcroppings. A quiet intensity defines the air, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and press against the scrub oaks, suggesting a landscape that has been worn smooth by the relentless cycle of scorching summers and brief, biting winters.

Economic life in Hilltop remains tethered to the stubborn resilience of the land, shifting between the legacies of ranching and the newer, quiet rhythms of local commerce that sustain its small population. History lingers in the weathered fence posts and the repurposed stone structures that dot the vicinity, echoing a time when the necessity of water from the nearby Cedar Hollow dictated the patterns of settlement. Residents often find their way toward the paths of Cross Mountain Park, where the rugged topography offers a brief respite from the demands of the day and a vantage point over the immense, open expanse. Life in Hilltop moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a community that measures its progress not in grand gestures, but in the steady endurance of its people against a vast, uncompromising sky.

About This Hilltop Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hilltop, Texas. Coordinates: 28.693843, -99.176148. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hilltop includes the ZIP code (78223, 78624, 78017), telephone area code (512, 737, 210, 726), county seat of Gillespie County (Fredericksburg), and school district assignment (Dilley Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.