Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:10 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:31 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare33 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hickory Faa Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Rhodhiss Hydro Plt
Nearby landmarksBaker Mountainpeak · 1.4 miShuford Mills Lakelake · 2.7 miHenry River Lakelake · 2.8 miLenoir Rhyne Universitycollege · 5.5 miCatawba Valley Community Collegecollege · 5.6 miPiney Mountainpeak · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 2.1 mi · 485 acresCity of Hickory - Henry Fork River Parkrecreation area · 1.8 mi · 66 acresSouthside Heights Parkpark · 3.4 miSouth Mountains State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 21,329 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 1,946 acresLake James State Parkstate park · 27.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199835 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201428 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCatawba County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 347 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Catawba County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Hickoryserves 71,393 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,138 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrye Regional Medical Center5.1 miPost officeHildebran Post Office3.5 miTown hallBrookford Town Hall3.2 miPoliceBrookford Police Department3.2 miFire stationMountain View Volunteer Fire Department Station 12under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMountain View Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLenoir Rhyne University5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT40 miInterstateI-402.6 miUS highwayUS 3212.1 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS31 miCoachHickory (App State)Sunway Charters4.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28603 ZIP area.
