Zip Code: 28601 (Hickory, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the market hotness: hotness score for the 28601 Zip Code in February 2026 was 61.714.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the market hotness: hotness score for the 28601 zip code.

Note: Hotness Score is an equally-weighted composite metric of a geography’s supply score and demand score.

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28601 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
Zip Code: 28601 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
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Month Hotness Score
September 2017 61.562011871290224
October 2017 53.3028550102631
November 2017 55.80492424242424
December 2017 50.74843538292793
January 2018 54.769066238887774
February 2018 53.30948742880956
March 2018 58.903388760260995
April 2018 60.495879216012185
May 2018 60.255185589519655
June 2018 48.707039819185
July 2018 50.59081810550784
August 2018 54.9757281553398
September 2018 62.22102460055794
October 2018 71.27953745600806
November 2018 58.67130654856059
December 2018 58.481110254433304
January 2019 56.8830313014827
February 2019 62.69830368793352
March 2019 65.74644960166263
April 2019 70.11793746571585
May 2019 77.98243808739795
June 2019 70.50359712230215
July 2019 64.28150186750541
August 2019 62.9423627374447
September 2019 67.99136208341392
October 2019 73.81874515879163
November 2019 78.12133836740007
December 2019 77.7818375074736
January 2020 80.00209292591042
February 2020 75.13874689645101
March 2020 84.54578889297537
April 2020 80.22116669140567
May 2020 80.22170797252912
June 2020 77.27409299181251
July 2020 72.26432603820277
August 2020 80.53343949044586
September 2020 67.26302062107752
October 2020 78.52590977695792
November 2020 75.0021017234132
December 2020 81.81096808323048
January 2021 73.60914328893926
February 2021 66.1444913944141
March 2021 75.74099407204741
April 2021 65.64027939464493
May 2021 70.06928406466513
June 2021 78.4139286104137
July 2021 73.49853638841223
August 2021 81.29989668451208
September 2021 73.93718707328175
October 2021 77.42517129462676
November 2021 87.02692867540028
December 2021 86.55614241001565
January 2022 94.68237366508862
February 2022 91.42910494211378
March 2022 91.57303370786516
April 2022 71.69811320754717
May 2022 82.56671348314607
June 2022 77.70535899027519
July 2022 61.503195332036675
August 2022 64.60309322395966
September 2022 59.06753224854566
October 2022 60.8064652619108
November 2022 72.72954299508865
December 2022 79.75634603956192
January 2023 80.23038605230386
February 2023 73.66050033547398
March 2023 70.46457957053984
April 2023 75.933908045977
May 2023 79.70407029592971
June 2023 81.54005320721254
July 2023 67.21064050561267
August 2023 68.94317048853439
September 2023 69.91657051566523
October 2023 73.4763655013249
November 2023 77.87924911212582
December 2023 75.82854244166384
January 2024 81.09384656131368
February 2024 75.87805563360494
March 2024 70.97621549336135
April 2024 74.48998602701444
May 2024 76.4019536903039
June 2024 81.7648074598515
July 2024 70.77087794432549
August 2024 76.68889067394971
September 2024 77.09455766377762
October 2024 72.26277372262773
November 2024 63.77816955388626
December 2024 70.921630577175
January 2025 78.71222076215506
February 2025 80.41347889624345
March 2025 81.04341071890913
April 2025 69.82599193006052
May 2025 68.95975887911372
June 2025 62.63646922183508
July 2025 59.121316897173784
August 2025 57.105885832593906
September 2025 61.57531760435572
October 2025 68.11211573236889
November 2025 61.989851395433135
December 2025 61.79969160731331
January 2026 65.47702084786485
February 2026 67.5539219646175
March 2026 61.71445001232235