Welcome to Hollister ...

The city of Hollister is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

The location of Hollister has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollister, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollister has a population of 310 people<3> (see below for details).

Hollister is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hollister is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hollister lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Hollister, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Hollister: (208) and (986)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollister had an population of 310 people. This is an increase of 13.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollister had a population of 272 people. This makes Hollister the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Hollister represents 0.02% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 272 people, the population of Hollister increased 14.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 237 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hollister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hollister - they are located in California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hollister ...

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

• Twin Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <6>
• Buhl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Buhl is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhl <6>
• Kimberly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
• Filer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
  • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <6>
• Hansen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
  • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <6>
• Castleford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleford
  • Castleford is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleford <6>
• Rogerson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerson
  • Rogerson is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogerson <6>
• Clover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Twin Falls County
• Artesian City ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
  • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
• Murtaugh
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
  • Murtaugh is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murtaugh <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 Hollister. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hollister.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollister ...

Looking for more information about Hollister? 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 Hollister, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hollister.

Adding Hollister to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollister 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 Hollister was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hollister post office opened in 1910.

We also found Hollister mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollister.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollister. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/