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.
Read more from Wikipedia
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.
In 2014, Reader's Digest named the Hickory metro area as the 10th best place to live and raise a family in the United States. Forbes ranked the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA the third best MSA in the country for business cost in the same year. The Hickory MSA was described by Smart Growth America in 2014 as being the country's most sprawling metro area. In 2023, Travel and Leisure rated Hickory as the most beautiful and affordable place to live in the U.S.
From the Wikipedia article Hickory, North Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weather
Loading…
Forecast by Open-Meteo from national weather models. A forecast, not a measurement.
The past twelve months
Loading…
ERA5 reanalysis from Copernicus, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on a ~25 km grid, not measured at a station.
Air right now
Loading…
CAMS European and global air quality forecast, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on an 11–40 km grid; European AQI bands from the EEA.
Nearby on Wikipedia
Loading…
Articles with coordinates within 10 km, from English Wikipedia.
Towns around Hickory
- Lenoir27 km NW
- Morganton31 km W
- Statesville41 km E
- Mooresville51 km E
- Cornelius51 km SE
- Shelby52 km S
- Gastonia54 km S
- Huntersville58 km SE
Straight-line distance and compass bearing from the town centre.