Holly Colorado Map

About Holly, Colorado

Holly is a locality in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 665. The population density is 294.1 people per km². Holly is located at 38.0522°N, 102.1227°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81047.

Holly lies at the edge of the plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, pale canvas painted with the thin, clear light of altitude. It lies 68.3 miles west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 275°T), and is situated 27.2 miles east of Lamar. The land here rolls out in subtle swells, a muted palette of prairie grasses and hardy scrub, broken only by the occasional gnarled cottonwood or a fence line that cuts a sharp, unwavering track across the horizon. In autumn, the landscape ignites with the brief, fierce glory of aspen gold, a fleeting warmth against the encroaching chill, while the distant peaks of the Front Range, even in the height of summer, often wear a dusting of snow, a cool, immutable presence on the edge of vision. The air itself carries a dry crispness, a taste of the interior continental air that sweeps across the open spaces. Holly’s bones are those of an Old West mining town, a history whispered in the weathered facades and the quiet hum of a local economy that has learned to endure. The rivers that thread through this region, once vital arteries for prospectors and settlers, now offer a different kind of bounty, clear and trout-bright, a reflection of a simpler time. Though the boom times have long since faded, a stubborn resilience persists in Holly, a character forged by the land and the generations who have worked it. The distinctive rhythm of life here is one of quiet perseverance, a community that knows the value of hard work and the enduring beauty of its stark, open surroundings.

About This Holly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Holly, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.052234, -102.122685. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Holly and Prowers County.

Detailed location data for Holly includes the ZIP code (81047), telephone area code (970), county seat of Prowers County (Lamar), and school district assignment (Holly School District RE-3). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Holly is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.