Holly is a town in Prowers County, Colorado, home to about 665 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81047.
Homes sold for a median of $44 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holly. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)149 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO153 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX471 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Holly; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Holly had 837 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 259th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Prowers County grew from 3,766 residents in 1900 to 11,999 in 2020.
Prowers County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 17.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Holly, CO weather station (2 miles away).
2,661 jobs at 312 businesses in Prowers County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Holly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Holly School District No. Re-3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly SchoolHolly | Pre-K–12 | 276 | Public | 2.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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