ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst tˈeɪks ɐ fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ ɛkspˈænsɪv dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən ʌv hˈɪlkɹɛst, klˈeɪmɪŋ ðə bˈaʊndɚɹiz ʌvðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd təbi ɐ vˈæst ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈiːstʌvðəɹˈɪvɚ bˈaʊndᵻd pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ˈævənˌuː ˌɛsˈiː, sˈʌðɚn ˈævənˌuː ˌɛsˈiː, ænd nˈeɪlɚ ɹˈoʊd ˌɛsˈiː slˈæʃ twˈɛnti ˈeɪtθ stɹˈiːt ˌɛsˈiː.
The Washington Post takes a far more expansive definition of Hillcrest, claiming the boundaries of the neighborhood to be a vast area of east-of-the-river bounded Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Southern Avenue SE, and Naylor Road SE/28th Street SE.