Hickory in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.1290, -77.8011
- Elevation
- 42 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 315 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Right now in Hickory, North Carolina, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Hickory, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Hickory
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Hickory, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Hickory right now
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Hickory and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15340
- 28601
- 28602
- 28603
- 39332
- 42051
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
Other places named Hickory
- Hickory North Carolina, United States
- Hickory Pennsylvania, United States
- Hickory Mississippi, United States
- Hickory Oklahoma, United States
- Hickory Kentucky, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Glenview — 4.4 km
- Taylor Crossroads — 5.3 km
- Salem — 5.6 km
- Gold Rock — 6.6 km
- White Oak — 8.0 km
- Whitakers — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Hickory
The zone that governs Hickory is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Hickory sees the sun rise at 7:20 AM and set at 6:36 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 16 min.
Close by, Glenview and Taylor Crossroads keep time with Hickory.
Postal service in Hickory uses 6 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Hickory?
- Choose America/New_York for Hickory, with an offset of −4.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Hickory?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Hickory?
- Today the sun rises at 7:20 AM.