Zip Code: 28602 (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 28602 Zip Code in February 2026 was 3,439. The year over year change (YoY) was -1,088.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart below shows the trend of the hotness rank for the 28602 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: 28602 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
Zip Code: 28602 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Rank
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Month Hotness Rank YoY Change
September 2017 2808
October 2017 1752
November 2017 2360
December 2017 2277
January 2018 2592
February 2018 1385
March 2018 1006
April 2018 3681
May 2018 5917
June 2018 6693
July 2018 10120
August 2018 8490
September 2018 7214 4,406
October 2018 6614 4,862
November 2018 6989 4,629
December 2018 6602 4,325
January 2019 6270 3,678
February 2019 6444 5,059
March 2019 5720 4,714
April 2019 2354 -1,327
May 2019 2023 -3,894
June 2019 1081 -5,612
July 2019 1133 -8,987
August 2019 494 -7,996
September 2019 1094 -6,120
October 2019 2273 -4,341
November 2019 1744 -5,245
December 2019 2852 -3,750
January 2020 1118 -5,152
February 2020 2348 -4,096
March 2020 1339 -4,381
April 2020 668 -1,686
May 2020 593 -1,430
June 2020 1458 377
July 2020 1176 43
August 2020 1131 637
September 2020 212 -882
October 2020 413 -1,860
November 2020 188 -1,556
December 2020 76 -2,776
April 2021 354 -314
May 2021 269 -324
June 2021 912 -546
July 2021 398 -778
August 2021 198 -933
September 2021 864 652
October 2021 372 -41
November 2021 1051 863
December 2021 222 146
January 2022 92
February 2022 366
April 2022 505 151
May 2022 210 -59
June 2022 3009 2,097
July 2022 2492 2,094
August 2022 3191 2,993
September 2022 432 -432
October 2022 472 100
November 2022 1167 116
December 2022 623 401
January 2023 906 814
February 2023 2656 2,290
March 2023 4064
April 2023 2074 1,569
May 2023 1059 849
June 2023 1160 -1,849
July 2023 2337 -155
August 2023 2235 -956
September 2023 2088 1,656
October 2023 1508 1,036
November 2023 3447 2,280
December 2023 1028 405
January 2024 1289 383
February 2024 2358 -298
March 2024 4819 755
April 2024 1177 -897
May 2024 2121 1,062
June 2024 1470 310
July 2024 1516 -821
August 2024 1071 -1,164
September 2024 2326 238
October 2024 1788 280
November 2024 3948 501
December 2024 2418 1,390
January 2025 2409 1,120
February 2025 3871 1,513
March 2025 4527 -292
April 2025 6050 4,873
May 2025 2648 527
June 2025 3953 2,483
July 2025 4408 2,892
August 2025 4620 3,549
September 2025 3991 1,665
October 2025 2971 1,183
November 2025 3288 -660
December 2025 5420 3,002
January 2026 5421 3,012
February 2026 1465 -2,406
March 2026 3439 -1,088