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Welcome to Holly Oaks ...

Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holly Oaks has a population of 15,442 people<2> (see below for details).

Holly Oaks is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Holly Oaks, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Holly Oaks: 770, 470 & 678<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holly Oaks had an population of 15,442 people. This is an increase of 68.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 383.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holly Oaks had a population of 9,189 people.

The population of Holly Oaks represents 0.09% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 9,189 people, the population of Holly Oaks increased 187.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,195 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Holly Oaks.

Communities Also Named Holly Oaks ...

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

Communities near Holly Oaks ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Johns Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
    • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
  • Alpharetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Dunwoody West
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Holly Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holly Oaks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holly Oaks. 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 Holly Oaks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Oaks. See our Newspapers Page for Holly Oaks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Oaks ...

Looking for more information about Holly Oaks? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holly Oaks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holly Oaks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Holly Oaks.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Holly Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Holly Oaks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.