Zip Code: 28602 (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 28602 Zip Code in February 2026 was 63.571.

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 28602 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: 28602 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
Zip Code: 28602 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
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Month Hotness Score
September 2017 76.6479225242112
October 2017 83.64744666293463
November 2017 79.50126262626263
December 2017 79.74385444222207
January 2018 76.8932557984092
February 2018 84.42492012779553
March 2018 87.6447063776047
April 2018 70.27148694507929
May 2018 58.60739628820961
June 2018 55.40118327461278
July 2018 37.631561955188225
August 2018 47.732498722534494
September 2018 54.06416434187167
October 2018 57.29323780794369
November 2018 55.729199620373294
December 2018 57.090079671035724
January 2019 57.52553542009885
February 2019 55.60744454364398
March 2019 58.638725320401804
April 2019 76.59764125068568
May 2019 79.67345818755574
June 2019 87.0907012707591
July 2019 86.61621125745364
August 2019 92.55139214155608
September 2019 86.72403790369367
October 2019 78.69545571908081
November 2019 81.7439135529228
December 2019 74.97508802232113
January 2020 85.89019115389982
February 2020 75.85804001752592
March 2020 83.36888561971313
April 2020 90.14398100044531
May 2020 90.22469393848911
June 2020 81.68707278599865
July 2020 84.55262547366793
August 2020 84.07643312101911
September 2020 95.9043116798435
October 2020 92.67147409022304
November 2020 95.47288776796974
December 2020 97.64150943396226
April 2021 91.9091967403958
May 2021 94.21478060046189
June 2021 84.03012771531493
July 2021 91.96527707681437
August 2021 95.01737578660655
September 2021 84.55621301775147
October 2021 91.90858276235124
November 2021 81.5183770014556
December 2021 93.70109546165884
January 2022 96.29527689089508
February 2022 89.36262915473671
April 2022 87.52261566296201
May 2022 93.88459737827716
June 2022 62.135319677219115
July 2022 67.88459757340001
August 2022 64.20575920704093
September 2022 90.69218447011212
October 2022 90.4967419818905
November 2022 82.15266794306169
December 2022 88.59835300110365
January 2023 83.97082369685108
February 2023 66.28007284577782
March 2023 55.54384908689544
April 2023 70.30993431855501
May 2023 82.25936774063226
June 2023 81.71248398857031
July 2023 70.18677483256297
August 2023 71.69854074141213
September 2023 73.15611964143073
October 2023 78.87853662706215
November 2023 64.36664975477761
December 2023 83.82651335813324
January 2024 80.53323916306172
February 2024 69.20483281820736
March 2024 51.805330021969624
April 2024 81.01537028411738
May 2024 73.26338639652677
June 2024 80.96183733379382
July 2024 80.21330917476527
August 2024 85.00682785765925
September 2024 74.39681424221129
October 2024 79.17018824433347
November 2024 63.83182584700292
December 2024 74.23133235724744
January 2025 72.22815374507228
February 2025 60.19943264849995
March 2025 55.53206179338915
April 2025 47.74714189643577
May 2025 71.30987292277615
June 2025 63.42237708091366
July 2025 61.38755261575466
August 2025 59.93788819875776
September 2025 64.7005444646098
October 2025 72.56057866184449
November 2025 69.80790141355564
December 2025 55.297745796313976
January 2026 53.78981632178563
February 2026 79.94183698198562
March 2026 63.57101782633698