Climbing Hill, Iowa

Climbing Hill is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,135 feet (346 m). The community was named by C. E. Ostrander, the first settler and postmaster, whose home was on high ground and could not be reached except by climbing a hill. Climbing Hill is also known as home of the Hanckocks.[1] The name was kept, though the community was moved several times and was finally located on level land circa 1867.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 51015.[3]

Climbing Hill, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Climbing Hill, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 42°20′30″N 96°4′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total97
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
51015
Area code(s)712 Exchange: 874
GNIS feature ID455477

The community is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References
  1. "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. Oct 16, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Climbing Hill, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.
  3. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine



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