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Welcome to Holliston ...

Holliston is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Holliston was settled in 1659 and was incorporated in 1724.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holliston has a population of 14,908 people<2> (see below for details).

Holliston is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Holliston: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for Holliston: 01746<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holliston had an population of 14,908 people. This is an increase of 10.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holliston had a population of 13,547 people. This makes Holliston the county's 36th most populous community.

The population of Holliston represents 0.21% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,547 people, the population of Holliston decreased 1.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,801 people).

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

Communities near Holliston ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holliston ...

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

Adding Holliston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holliston 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 Holliston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Holliston post office opened in 1818.

We also found Holliston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holliston.

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, 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 Holliston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holliston - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Holliston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Holliston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Holliston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Holliston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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