- Climbing Hill, Iowa
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Climbing Hill, Iowa — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Iowa Coordinates: 42°20′30″N 96°4′40″W / 42.34167°N 96.07778°WCoordinates: 42°20′30″N 96°4′40″W / 42.34167°N 96.07778°W Country United States State Iowa County Woodbury Elevation 1,135 ft (346 m) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 51015 FIPS code GNIS feature ID 455477 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. The name was kept, though the community was moved several times and was finally located on level land around 1867.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 51015.[2]
The community is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Climbing Hill, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
Municipalities and communities of Woodbury County, Iowa Cities Anthon | Bronson | Correctionville | Cushing | Danbury | Hornick | Lawton | Moville | Oto | Pierson | Salix | Sergeant Bluff | Sioux City‡ | Sloan | Smithland
Unincorporated
communityClimbing Hill
Indian reservations Winnebago Reservation‡
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Iowa geography stubs
- Populated places in Woodbury County, Iowa
- Unincorporated communities in Iowa
- Sioux City metropolitan area
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