Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory North Carolina is in the scenic heartland of the state and was named for the Hickory Tavern, which provided a rest for fatigued travelers. Hickory's location is ideal for the movement of people or products.

Hickory has a population of about 41,469 people and is located in Catawba County North Carolina, which has a total population of 159,125 people.

Hickory NC is known as the, “Furniture Capital of the World,” and accounts for sixty percent of the country's furniture production.

Sitting just off the intersection of I-40, which runs to the east and west, and Route 321 which heads to the north, Hickory is in a good position to get to the mountains in the west or the economic centers of Winston-Salem NC and Greensboro NC in the middle of the state.

Asheville NC is an hour and twenty minutes to the west, Boone NC is a little over an hour to the north, Charlotte NC is only about an hour to the south and Winston-Salem is about an hour and fifteen minutes to the east.

Hickory NC has continued its tradition as a traveler's den with its furniture industry.

More than half a million people come to Hickory NC every year to shop at the furniture outlets. Although furniture remains a main-stay, the land surrounding Hickory offers plenty of natural beauty as well.

To the immediate north and west there are lakes and rivers to enjoy, and to the west are the protected lands of the Pisgah National Forest.

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