Hollis CrossroadsAL
Some 785 people live in this town, in Alabama.
Is Hollis Crossroads a good place to live?
No town among the 188 in Alabama we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Hollis Crossroads. Hollis Crossroads has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
785 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hollis Crossroads: who provides what
Hollis Crossroads is unincorporated, so Cleburne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hollis Crossroads.
The schools Hollis Crossroads’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Cleburne County school district. 206 students attend Hollis Crossroads’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 206 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Hollis Crossroads has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hollis Crossroads’ average trip to work stands at 32 minutes, above both the Alabama town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Anniston (12%), Heflin (9%) and Oxford (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Hollis Crossroads | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Hollis Crossroads: inland flooding
Hollis Crossroads’ FEMA risk score comes in at 74 of 100. FEMA puts nearly half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Hollis Crossroads, expect mild winters and hot summers
Only 9 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a lower typical July afternoon high than Hollis Crossroads. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 32° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hollis Crossroads is
In Hollis Crossroads, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 28% say their health is fair or poor. Among adults in the town, 21% smoke cigarettes, where Alabama’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. Also worth knowing: 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in the town.
| Hollis Crossroads | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hollis Crossroads | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.8% | 15.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 17.6% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 1.1% of Hollis Crossroads
1.3 miles of trail. For Hollis Crossroads, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hollis Crossroads | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Hollis Crossroads sells for about $120K
The share of households in Hollis Crossroads who are owner-occupiers: 88%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hollis Crossroads
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hollis Crossroads; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Hollis Crossroads residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
99% of working residents leave Hollis Crossroads for work
Where Hollis Crossroads’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hollis Crossroads
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Hollis Crossroads is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 665 as of the 2020 census. Hollis Crossroads is located along U.S. Route 431 between Anniston and Wedowee and Alabama State Route 9 between Lineville to Heflin; Routes 431 and 9 intersect here. The Pleasant Grove Elementary School is located here.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
Questions about Hollis Crossroads
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hollis Crossroads, AL a good place to live?
Hollis Crossroads has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 785 people live in this town, in Alabama.