Welcome to Holly Springs ...

The town of Holly Springs is located in Wake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holly Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Springs: Holly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Holly Spngs. or Holly Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holly Springs has a population of 37,872 people<3> (see below for details).

Holly Springs is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Holly Springs: (919) & (984)<5>

Websites for Holly Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hollyspringschamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Holly Springs, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holly Springs had an population of 37,872 people. This is an increase of 53.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 312.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holly Springs had a population of 24,661 people. This makes Holly Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Holly Springs represents 0.26% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,661 people, the population of Holly Springs increased 168.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,192 people).

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

Communities Also Named Holly Springs ...

While we believe that this Holly Springs is located in Wake County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Holly Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carteret, Cumberland, Henderson, Macon and Rutherford County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 27 communities that are also named Holly Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2) and Texas (5).

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

Communities near Holly Springs ...

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

• Raleigh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Cary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
• Garner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>
• Morrisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <6>
• Angier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <6>
• Pittsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <6>
• Lillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <6>
• Coats
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Coats is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <6>
• Broadway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <6>
• Hollemans Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
  • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
  • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
  • Collins
  • Enno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Springs ...

Looking for more information about Holly Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Holly Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holly Springs.

Adding Holly Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Holly Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holly Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/