About Hilliard
Hilliard is a thriving city in central Ohio, home to 38,832 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Officially, Hilliard is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.22 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,731 residents per square mile.
📰 Hilliard News Today
- Scenes from the Columbus Food Truck Festival in Hilliard dispatch.com · Aug 15
- Columbus Marketing Experts Earns Recognition Across Eight 2026 Clutch Regional Business Categories markets.businessinsider.com · Aug 18
- Gary Lee Hurst I Obituary (2026) - Hilliard, OH - Jerry Spears Funeral Home of Hilliard Legacy obituary · Aug 18
- Upper Arlington, Hilliard continue storm recovery nbc4i.com · Aug 12
- Exclusive: Nimes Buys Suburban Columbus Asset multihousingnews.com · Aug 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hilliard Unique
- Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 38,832.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hilliard
- Carrabba's Italian Grill — italian
- Coffee Connections (café)
- Finjani Cafe — arab (café)
- Flyers Pizza Hayden Run — pizza
- Greek Bites — greek
- Nasty's Sports Bar & Restauarnt
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co (café)
- Salateen Grill — indian
- Sexton’s Pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Early Television Museum · Museum
- K1 Speed · Theme park
- Dave & Buster's
- Franklin County Fairgrounds · Attraction
- Hilliard West Pool · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hilliard
- Crosscreek Park reviews ★
- Frank's Park reviews ★
- Clover Groff Natural Area reviews ★
- Darby Glen Park reviews ★
- Dexter Falls Park reviews ★
- First Responders Park reviews ★
- Franklin County Fairgrounds · Attraction reviews ★
- HIlliard East Pool and Park reviews ★
- Hamilton Park reviews ★
- Hayden Run Village Park reviews ★
- Haydens Crossing Park reviews ★
- Heritage Trail Dog Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hilliard
- Avery Elementary School
- Beacon Elementary School
- Britton Elementary School
- Brown Elementary School
- Darby Creek Elementary School
- Hilliard Crossing Elementary School
- Hilliard Darby High School
- Hilliard Davidson High School
- Hilliard Heritage Middle School
- Hilliard Weaver Middle School
- J W Reason Elementary School
- Norwich Elementary School
- Ridgewood Elementary School
- Scioto Darby Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOhio
TypeCity
Population (2024)38,832
Rank in state#33 of 923
Land area14.22 sq mi
Density2,731/sq mi
Coordinates40.0347, -83.1578