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

According to data from Realtor.com, the hotness rank for the 28601 Zip Code in February 2026 was 3,734. The year over year change (YoY) was 2,534.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28601 zip code. The table below shows the trend, and the YoY changes.

Note: Hotness rank refers to the rank by hotness score. A rank value of 1 is considered the hottest (highest Hotness score).

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28601 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28601 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 5831
October 2017 7471
November 2017 6941
December 2017 7732
January 2018 6731
February 2018 6735
March 2018 5624
April 2018 5467
May 2018 5632
June 2018 7913
July 2018 7833
August 2018 6986
September 2018 5520 -311
October 2018 3654 -3,817
November 2018 6348 -593
December 2018 6319 -1,413
January 2019 6396 -335
February 2019 4938 -1,797
March 2019 4289 -1,335
April 2019 3515 -1,952
May 2019 2289 -3,343
June 2019 3600 -4,313
July 2019 4752 -3,081
August 2019 5004 -1,982
September 2019 4134 -1,386
October 2019 3155 -499
November 2019 2331 -4,017
December 2019 2367 -3,952
January 2020 1892 -4,504
February 2020 2462 -2,476
March 2020 1207 -3,082
April 2020 1853 -1,662
May 2020 1808 -481
June 2020 2007 -1,593
July 2020 2695 -2,057
August 2020 1534 -3,470
September 2020 3220 -914
October 2020 1805 -1,350
November 2020 2154 -177
December 2020 1273 -1,094
January 2021 2000 108
February 2021 2622 160
March 2021 1463 256
April 2021 2474 621
May 2021 2039 231
June 2021 1339 -668
July 2021 1909 -786
August 2021 1131 -403
September 2021 1857 -1,363
October 2021 1444 -361
November 2021 631 -1,523
December 2021 668 -605
January 2022 143 -1,857
February 2022 256 -2,366
March 2022 241 -1,222
April 2022 1580 -894
May 2022 829 -1,210
June 2022 1317 -22
July 2022 3406 1,497
August 2022 3117 1,986
September 2022 4168 2,311
October 2022 3834 2,390
November 2022 2213 1,582
December 2022 1449 781
January 2023 1257 1,114
February 2023 1803 1,547
March 2023 2038 1,797
April 2023 1520 -60
May 2023 1270 441
June 2023 1179 -138
July 2023 2706 -700
August 2023 2579 -538
September 2023 2489 -1,679
October 2023 2120 -1,714
November 2023 1628 -585
December 2023 1880 431
January 2024 1227 -30
February 2024 1570 -233
March 2024 2034 -4
April 2024 1817 297
May 2024 1760 490
June 2024 1396 217
July 2024 2688 -18
August 2024 1958 -621
September 2024 1959 -530
October 2024 2708 588
November 2024 3962 2,334
December 2024 2875 995
January 2025 1673 446
February 2025 1319 -251
March 2025 1200 -834
April 2025 2586 769
May 2025 2979 1,219
June 2025 4050 2,654
July 2025 4764 2,076
August 2025 5096 3,138
September 2025 4503 2,544
October 2025 3558 850
November 2025 4432 470
December 2025 4343 1,468
January 2026 3514 1,841
February 2026 2992 1,673
March 2026 3734 2,534