Map of Hickory, United States
Hickory is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 40,374. It lies at 35.7332°N, 81.3412°W, about 350 m above sea level. Hickory is about 518 km (322 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mooresville, 51 km to the east.
Hickory at a glance
Country
Region
North Carolina
Population
40,374GeoNames
Coordinates
35.7332, -81.341235°43′59″N 81°20′28″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
350 m (1,148 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
518 km (322 mi)
Where is Hickory?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Hickory
- Mooresville — 51 km east
- Gastonia — 54 km south
- Huntersville — 58 km southeast
- Kannapolis — 71 km southeast
- Charlotte — 72 km southeast
- Concord — 78 km southeast
- Salisbury — 79 km east
- Rock Hill — 94 km south
- Indian Trail — 95 km southeast
- Spartanburg — 102 km southwest
Largest cities in North Carolina
- Charlotte — 911,311
- Raleigh — 482,295
- Greensboro — 285,342
- Durham — 257,636
- Winston-Salem — 241,218
- Fayetteville — 201,963
- Cary — 159,769
- Wilmington — 115,933
- High Point — 110,268
- Asheville — 95,056
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.