Hillsboro, Iowa

About Hillsboro

Hillsboro is a tiny community in southeastern Iowa, home to 158 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Hillsboro is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.58 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 272 residents per square mile.

📰 Hillsboro News Today

• Schmitz Funeral Home obituary - Sylvester A. Kruse, 95, Hillsboro Pen City Current · Jun 29
• William Daniel Ledlow Obituary Jan 9, 2026 - Olson Olson - Yoder Funeral Home · Jan 12
• Iowa Park Varsity Football vs. Hillsboro MaxPreps · Jul 16
• Iowa Park Varsity Football vs. Hillsboro MaxPreps · Jul 15
• Kevin Verl Shelman Obituary Jan 10, 2024 Kimzey Funeral Home · Jan 10

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What Makes Hillsboro Unique

• One of 17 places in the US named Hillsboro — but the Iowa one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hillsboro

• Central Park reviews ★
• Hoaglan Woods Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Savage Woods Fee · Nature reserve reviews ★

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