Hilliard Florida Map

About Hilliard, Florida

Hilliard is a locality in Nassau County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,034. The population density is 209.8 people per km². Hilliard is located at 30.6911°N, 81.9173°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32046.

Hilliard spreads across a flat, persistent stretch of north Florida land, defined by the thick, tangled greenery of palmetto scrub and towering stands of pine. It lies 18.9 miles west-northwest of Yulee, FL (from Yulee, FL: bearing 283°T), and is situated 15.5 miles west-southwest of Kingsland. The air here holds a heavy, subtropical weight, thickening with the scent of damp earth and pine resin as the afternoon light shifts into a deep, honeyed gold. Two miles to the east, the dark, tea-colored waters of Little Boggy Creek carve a slow path through the undergrowth, feeding the quiet humidity that clings to the region. Toward the horizon, the faint, hazy outline of Moonshine Ridge suggests a distant elevation, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by open fields and the dense, shadowed corridors of the Ralph E. Simmons State Forest, where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp call of a hawk or the rustle of wind through dry fronds. Hilliard grew from the quiet industry of the timber trade, a legacy still visible in the rhythm of trucks moving along the roads and the steady, unpretentious work of the local mills. The economy remains rooted in the land, drawing strength from the forests and the surrounding agricultural tracts that have sustained families for generations. Six miles away, the waters of Hampton Lake offer a stillness that reflects the unchanging pace of life in Hilliard, where the days are marked more by the progression of the sun than by the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. It is a place of deliberate, grounded character, where the history of the soil is found not in monuments, but in the enduring way the community persists, working the pines and tending to the land under the vast, often lightning-bright sky.

About This Hilliard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hilliard, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.691068, -81.917333. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hilliard and Nassau County.

Detailed location data for Hilliard includes the ZIP code (32046), telephone area code (850), county seat of Nassau County (Fernandina Beach), and school district assignment (Nassau County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hilliard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.