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Welcome to North Hickory ...

North Hickory is located in Catawba County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Hickory: N. Hickory

North Hickory is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Hickory lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Hickory: 828

Communities near North Hickory ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Hickory.

  • Hickory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Lenoir
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Conover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawmills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Long View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Granite Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Valdese
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gamewell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
    • Former name for Hudson:
    • Hudsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Hickory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Hickory.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Hickory. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hickory.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hickory. See our Newspapers Page for North Hickory.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Hickory ...

Looking for more information about North Hickory? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Hickory, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Hickory.

Adding North Hickory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Hickory in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for North Hickory was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Hickory.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Hickory - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.