Hickory Real Estate & Homes for Sale in North Carolina

Hickory is located in North Carolina's Piedmont region, 50 miles northwest of the City of Charlotte and 80 miles east of Asheville. Reader’s Digest has named it among its “Ten Best Places to Raise a Family,” and it is easy to see why. The schools are top-notch, the economy is thriving and the neighborly values trump all else in this lovely city near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Real estate options consist of single-family detached homes, condominiums and townhouses as well as land lots for custom building. Hickory is the banking, commercial, medical, and transportation hub of a 350,000-person metropolitan area, with over 38,000 of those people living in the city limits. Hickory is famous for its furniture and hosiery industries, and is now known for its telecommunications industries, which produce much of the world's supply of fiber optic cables. The economy of Hickory and surrounding Catawba County continues to thrive due to population growth, economic diversification and the overall strength of the region. Hickory's position as the region's economic/employment center continues to strengthen. Getting around is easy as Interstate 40, US Highways 321 and 70, intersect in the city. With a picturesque location, tree-lined streets and a historic central business district, Hickory has almost as much Southern charm and hospitality as its residents. With plenty of smiling, friendly faces everywhere you turn, you will quickly feel at home and be glad that you moved to this enchanting city in Western North Carolina.