Hollister, North Carolina

Hollister is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Halifax County in northeastern North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 674.^[4] Hollister's ZIP code is 27844.

Hollister, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°15′33″N 77°56′11″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Halifax
Area [1]
• Total	3.95 sq mi (10.22 km2)
• Land	3.94 sq mi (10.20 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	230 ft (70 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	618
• Density	156.89/sq mi (60.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27844
Area code	252
FIPS code	37-32100
GNIS feature ID	2628637[2]
Website	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19379
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History

Matthews Place and White Rock Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

Hollister is located in southwestern Halifax County in the Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area. Its elevation is 246 feet (75 m). North Carolina Highway 561 passes through the community, leading east 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 95 and southwest 24 miles (39 km) to Louisburg.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	618		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

Hollister racial composition^[7]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	25	4.05%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	181	29.29%
Native American	344	55.66%
Other/Mixed	54	8.74%
Hispanic or Latino	14	2.27%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 618 people, 275 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP.

Schools

Hollister operates under Halifax County schools. Hollister Elementary School and Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School are in the community. Hollister Elementary is a public school that enrolls students in grades K-5, and Haliwa-Saponi Tribal is a charter school that enrolls students in grades K-12.^[8]