Hickory
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city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Catawba , Burke , Caldwell
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Hank Guess
- City manager
- Warren Wood
- City
- 31.14 sq mi (80.66 km )
- Land
- 31.04 sq mi (80.40 km )
- Water
- 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km )
- Elevation
- 1,188 ft (362 m)
- Density
- 1,401.1/sq mi (540.95/km )
- Urban
- 201,511 (US: 191st )
- Urban density
- 1,731.6/sq mi (668.6/km )
- Metro
- 368,347 (US: 151st )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 28601-28603
- Fips code
- 37-31060
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Encyclopedic overview
Hickory is a city in western North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County. The 25th most populous city in the state, it is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte.
Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census, and is included in the larger Charlotte-Concord, NC Combined Statistical Area with a population of 3,387,115 in 2022.
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