HollisterNC
With 819 residents, this town was settled in 1916.
Is Hollister a good place to live?
Hollister’s typical journey to work is 38 minutes, above both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 235 North Carolina towns, just one has a lower value of a typical home than Hollister. Oakland and Tusculum is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hollister has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
819 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hollister: who provides what
Hollister is unincorporated, so Halifax 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 Hollister.
A typical Hollister home is worth about $76K
79% of Hollister households live in a home they own. Typical home values rose 2.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Hollister’s kids attend
Public schools: the Halifax County Schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Hollister’s public school: 173 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister Elementary Leadership AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 173 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Hollister work out of town
The top destinations are Rocky Mount (27%), Roanoke Rapids (6%) and Wilson (4%). Hollister’s typical household income is $56,000. Among residents here, 16% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Hollister | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hollister has four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 90° in July, and January nights bottom out around 30°; snowfall runs to about 6 inches a winter. Expect mild winters and warm summers in Hollister.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Hollister than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
For adults in Hollister, the share who feel lonely is 37%. No town among the 290 in North Carolina we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Hollister. Of 32 CDC measures, Hollister beats the North Carolina average on 2 and trails it on 26. Only 10 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Hollister.
| Hollister | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hollister | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 41.3% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hollister has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hollister, 45% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Hollister households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hollister
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hollister; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Hollister residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Hollister for work
Where Hollister’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hollister
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Hollister is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Halifax County in northeastern North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hollister had a population of 618. Hollister's ZIP code is 27844.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- ZIP code
- 27844
Questions about Hollister
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hollister, NC a good place to live?
Hollister has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.