Hull, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51239. The Survey maps it on the Hull quadrangle. 2,384 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,440 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHull grew from 2,175 to 2,384 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,175 | |
| 2020 | 2,384 | +209 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hull quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hull between 2006 and 2016, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | ELBERON |
| 16 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3042 310TH ST., IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hull: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old State Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Western Eng | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hull in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flood | Hull | $1,000,000 | Repeated heavy rains caused record flooding of the Rock River. Several homes, businesses, roads, farmland, and other low areas were flooded, forcing some people to evacuate their homes and rely on Red Cross and other volunteer assistance for several days. The flooding was severe in Rock Valley, where the river crested at a record 6.68 feet above flood stage on June 17th, and where a levee break added to flooding in the town. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a metal building, caused roof damage to homes and businesses, and caused widespread tree damage. The winds also blew down power lines and 10 power poles over a mile and a half stretch just southwest of Hull, causing power outages affecting at least 1,600 electrical customers in and near the towns of Hull and Boyden. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a small outbuilding and a 40 by 60 foot steel storage building. The winds caused damage to businesses and homes, much of it caused by flying debris from the storage building. A vehicle in the storage building was also damaged. Other storage buildings, including several at a storage business, were severely damaged. The winds also caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $25,000 | A large construction shed was lifted and thrown into a nearby corn field. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Hull | $10,000 | A tornado crossed into Sioux County from Lyon County to the north, where it had caused damage. In Sioux County, the tornado blew down power lines and caused tree damage. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | $5,000 | Several trees were taken down by the strong winds. Property damage costs are rough estimates. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| September 1994 | Hail | Hull | $5,000 | A cold front approached northwest Iowa in a limited moisture environment. At the same time, an upper level system traversed the state from west to east. Thunderstorms erupted over the northwest part of the state during the late afternoon and evening hours. One storm dropped dime-size hail over Sioux County northeast of Hull. The hail covered the ground for a brief time. Another storm moved through the north-central counties of the state. High winds destroyed farm buildings and sheds around the Jewell area. Two by fours were driven through the walls of the barn. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Large limbs were torn from trees by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Hull | - | A long period of dime to nickel size hail occurred, along with very heavy rainfall. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Hull | - | Torrential rainfall over a one to two hour period led to flash flooding of small creeks which inundated several roads to the north and northwest of Hull. Rapidly flowing water was more than a foot deep at U.S. Highway 75 at 300th Street, with travel not recommended for many areas around Hull. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large trees across the highway west of Hull. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Hull | - | Water was reported over roads with vehicles stranded. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Sioux County. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Hull | - | Another 3 to 5 inches of rainfall on top of a similar amount from the earlier afternoon resulted in water flowing across U.S. Highway 75 north of the junction of U.S. Highway 18. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Sioux County. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Hull | - | Large hail was accompanied by winds up to 50 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Several large tree branches were broken off by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down large tree branches and powerlines across Division Street between 3rd and 5th Street. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Winds gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. Some of the fallen trees blocked a road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches blown down. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hull | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to corn and soybean crops. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Hull | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of a trailer park, a tank farm, and part of U.S. Highway 18. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hull | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Hull | - | Large hail severely damaged crops, but the amount of crop damage was not determined. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hull | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hull | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hull | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hull | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hull | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Middleburg | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Boyden | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Carmel | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Westbrook Village | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sioux Center | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Valley | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Matlock | 11.2 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hull | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1865434 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457713. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



