Climbing Hill, Iowa

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Climbing Hill is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,135 feet (346 m), and it is located at 42°20′30″N, 96°4′40″W (42.3416581, -96.0777952). 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]

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