Hollins, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Hollins, Roanoke County.
| City | Hollins |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Roanoke |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.341246 |
| Longitude | -79.943095 |
| Population | 17,097 |
| Density | 763.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Hollins is a locality in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 17,097. The population density is 763.0 people per km². Hollins is located at 37.3412°N, 79.9431°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24019.
Hollins breathes with the quiet hum of a place where rolling hills meet the sky. It lies 4.9 miles north of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-north-east of Cave Spring. The land here is a gentle rise and fall, a green velvet draped over the bones of the earth, leading the eye towards the distant, hazy blue of the Blue Ridge Mountains that stand as silent sentinels to the west. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, filters through a canopy of mature trees, casting shifting patterns of light and shadow on the well-kept lawns and the quiet streets. The air itself carries a freshness, a subtle scent of damp earth and pine needles that speaks of the surrounding woodlands and the shallow, meandering creeks that thread through the landscape. This locale carries the imprint of its past, a history intertwined with the development of the Roanoke Valley. Once a quieter, more agrarian expanse, Hollins has grown, yet it retains a sense of its origins, a connection to the fertile land that first drew settlers. The presence of Hollins University, a venerable institution for women, has long shaped its character, imbuing the area with an intellectual and cultural current that flows beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, while diversified, still feels the resonance of the industries that once powered the region, and the quiet streets now host a blend of established families and newer residents drawn by the area's enduring charm and proximity to the larger city.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hollins, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Hollins and Roanoke County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hollins is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Hollins is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |