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Welcome to Hollister ...

The city of Hollister is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hollister is located in Taney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hollister, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hollister has a population of 4,598 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hollister is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hollister lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hollister: 417

The ZIP codes for Hollister: 65672-65673<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hollister had an population of 4,598 people. This is an increase of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hollister had a population of 4,426 people (which is 8.53% of the total population of Taney County). This makes Hollister the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hollister represents 0.07% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 146th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,426 people, the population of Hollister increased 14.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,867 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, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Hollister ...

Official Website: www.cityofhollister.com/

Communities near Hollister ...

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

  • Forsyth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimberling City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Merriam Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Reeds Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockaway Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bull Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Indian Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Branson West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Branson West is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

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

We also 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 (so far) for Hollister was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hollister post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hollister.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Taney, 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 Hollister.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hollister - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Hollister). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hollister or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Hollister includes: 65672 & 65673.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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