Explore Hilltop, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hilltop, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hilltop.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hilltop |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Frio County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 28.693843 |
| Longitude | -99.176148 |
| Population | 356 |
| Density | 109.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 78223, 78624, 78017 |
| Area Code | 512, 737, 210, 726 |
| County Seat | Pearsall |
| School District | Dilley Independent School District |
Hilltop rises as a modest crest of earth where the flat, sun-bleached plains begin to yield to the encroaching limestone architecture of the central region. It lies 46.3 miles west-southwest of Pleasanton, TX (from Pleasanton, TX: bearing 246°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north of Dilley. Martin Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the local clay, its waters often reduced to a sluggish silver thread that hums with the movement of dragonflies during the long, dry afternoons. Two miles away, the vast, open acreage of Park offers a sanctuary of scrub brush and native grasses, providing a quiet buffer against the wider world. The air here carries a dry, parched clarity that turns the evening light into a dusty gold, illuminating the sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the soil with stubborn persistence. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the horizon, a reminder of the geologic shifts that define the broader landscape.
Hilltop maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by the remnants of agricultural traditions that once relied on the proximity of Panther Hollow to sustain modest homesteads. While the regional economy has shifted from early livestock grazing to a quieter mix of small-scale commerce and private land management, the spirit of the place remains tied to the cycles of the seasons. The local identity is etched into the weathered wooden fences and the low-slung architecture that prioritizes function over ornamentation, reflecting a history of endurance in a climate that demands resilience. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of the land, finding a sense of belonging in the stillness that settles over the fields after the sun dips below the western incline. This deliberate isolation allows Hilltop to persist as a singular point of focus, disconnected from the frantic noise of larger urban centers, where the primary concern remains the health of the earth and the slow passage of the day.
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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 Frio County (Pearsall), and school district assignment (Dilley Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |