Hollister

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Hollister

Total population

43,811

Air quality index

53Moderate

Elevation86 m

Coordinates36.86°, -121.40°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County located in the Central Coast region of California, United States. With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678, Hollister is one of the most populous cities in the Monterey Bay Area and a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The city is an agricultural town known primarily for its local Blenheim apricots, olive oil, vineyards, pomegranates, and chocolate.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Donald Blessing

American rower (1905-2000)

Tricia Vessey

American actress

D

Dave Tipton

American football player

Wes Hart

American soccer player

M

Mark Adamek

American ice hockey defenceman

Robert E. Swain

Chemistry professor (1875-1961)

B

Bill Carey

American songwriter

Sarah Bixby Smith

American writer

K

Kirk Ward

actor

Maurice T. Dooling Jr.

American judge (1889–1965)

K

Kenneth Churchill

American javelin thrower

Daniel Aaron Bress

American judge

Conner Menez

American professional baseball pitcher born 1995

P

Pete Swanson

American football offensive guard

E

Edna Bullock

American photographer (1915-1997)

Donald S. Bryan

American World War II flying ace

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Aromas
  12.9 mi away
• Elkhorn
  18 mi away
• Castroville
  20.6 mi away
• Moss Landing
  21.7 mi away
• Pajaro Dunes
  22.5 mi away
• Marina
  24.8 mi away · pop. 22,563
• Pleasure Point
  32.4 mi away
• Pacific Grove
  33.4 mi away
• Gustine
  35.3 mi away · pop. 6,133
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  35.7 mi away
• Del Monte Forest
  35.7 mi away
• Pasatiempo
  36.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hollister

The general plan, City of Hollister, California, 1976

Nestor Barrett · 1976

Differential displacements and differential spectra for the February 20, 1988 Hollister, California, earthquake

G. N Bycroft · 1988

Long-term effects of land application of domestic wastewater

Charles E. Pound · 1978

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Hollister Cal State of Mind Collection · 2019

Transportation needs of elderly and handicapped persons

California. Legislature. Senate. Subcommittee on Aging. · 1986

Differential-ground-motion array at Hollister Municipal Airport, California

G. N. Bycroft · 1984

Ground-water-level monitoring network, Hollister and San Juan Valleys, San Benito County, California

C. D. Farrar · 1981

Hollister and vicinity

California State Automobile Association. · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 48 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 66 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 93 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 110 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 126 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 136 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 176 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 186 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 16:30 UTC.