Welcome to Hollis ...

Hollis is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollis has a population of 4,763 people<3> (see below for details).

Hollis is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Hollis: (207)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollis had an population of 4,763 people. This is an increase of 11.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollis had a population of 4,281 people. This makes Hollis the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Hollis represents 0.32% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,281 people, the population of Hollis increased 4.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,114 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hollis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hollis - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Hollis ...

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

• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• South Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <5>
• Scarborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <5>
• Biddeford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <5>
• Sanford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Saco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <5>
• Westbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <5>
• Windham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <5>
• Gorham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <5>
• Kennebunk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hollis ...

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

Adding Hollis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hollis 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 Hollis was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Hollis in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/