Catawba County, North Carolina
Hickory Real Estate and Local Guide
Regional hub of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area in the western Piedmont foothills, historically a furniture and textile manufacturing center now diversified into fiber optics and advanced manufacturing.
Living in Hickory
The Hickory area manufactures a large share of the world's fiber-optic cable supply. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Hickory
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Hickory home
Hickory Museum of Art
Founded in 1944, one of the oldest art museums in North Carolina
Hickory Motor Speedway
Half-mile short track opened in 1951 with deep NASCAR history
Lake Hickory
4,223-acre Catawba River reservoir with public boating and fishing access
Bakers Mountain Park
189-acre county park at Catawba County's highest point with hiking trails and an observation deck
Hickory areas to know
Oakwood
Historic residential district of early-20th-century homes near downtown
Kenworth
Historic residential district listed on the National Register of Historic Places