Welcome to Hollywood ...

The coastal city of Hollywood is located in Broward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollywood has a population of 155,008 people<2> (see below for details).

Hollywood is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Hollywood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hollywood: (954) and (754)<4>

The ZIP codes for Hollywood: 33019-33029, 33081, 33083-33084<5>

Websites for Hollywood ...

Official Website: www.hollywoodfl.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollywood had an population of 155,008 people. This is an increase of 10.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollywood had a population of 140,768 people (which is 8.05% of the total population of Broward County). This makes Hollywood the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Hollywood represents 0.75% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 140,768 people, the population of Hollywood increased 1.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 139,357 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hollywood.

Communities Also Named Hollywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Hollywood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (5), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hollywood.

Communities near Hollywood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hollywood.

• Miami
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <6>
• Hialeah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
  • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <6>
• Fort Lauderdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lauderdale
  • Fort Lauderdale is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lauderdale <6>
• Pembroke Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Pines
  • Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke Pines <6>
• Miramar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
  • Miramar is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar <6>
• Coral Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Springs
  • Coral Springs is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Springs <6>
• Pompano Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach
  • Pompano Beach is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompano Beach <6>
• Miami Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
  • Miami Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Gardens <6>
• Davie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
  • Davie is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <6>
• Plantation
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Plantation is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantation <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hollywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hollywood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hollywood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollywood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollywood. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hollywood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollywood ...

Looking for more information about Hollywood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hollywood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hollywood.

Adding Hollywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollywood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hollywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hollywood post office opened in 1922.

We also found Hollywood mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hollywood: www.hollywoodfl.org/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/