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ZIP code 28602: Hickory, NC

ZIP code 28602 is in Hickory (34% of residents), Mountain View (12%), Long View (9.6%), Icard (1.7%) and Brookford (1.5%), in Catawba County (88%) and Burke County (12%), North Carolina. 41% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in North Carolina's 10th congressional district (88%) and North Carolina's 14th congressional district (12%). Its state senate districts are State Senate District 45 (88%) and State Senate District 46 (12%); its state house districts are State House District 96 (84%), State House District 86 (12%) and State House District 89 (4.1%).

29,184residents (2020 Census)
70.7 sq miland area
5cities and towns
2congressional districts
15voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Hickory34%
Mountain View12%
Long View9.6%
Icard1.7%
Brookford1.5%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Catawba County88%
Burke County12%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Hickory township78%
Icard township12%
Bandy's township5.8%
Jacobs Fork township4.2%

Congressional districts

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
North Carolina's 10th congressional district (NC-10)88%
North Carolina's 14th congressional district (NC-14)12%

This ZIP is split between districts. A mailing address in it could be in either; the map or locate_point gives the district for an exact address.

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
MayorHank Guess828-323-740034%
U.S. Representative (NC-10)Pat Harrigan (R)202-225-257688%
U.S. Representative (NC-14)Tim Moore (R)202-225-563412%
U.S. SenatorTed Budd (R)202-224-3154 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorThom Tillis (R)202-224-6342 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 45)Mark Hollo (R)88%
State Senator (State Senate District 46)Warren Daniel (R)12%
State Representative (State House District 96)Jay Adams (R)84%
State Representative (State House District 86)Hugh Blackwell (R)12%
State Representative (State House District 89)Mitchell Setzer (R)4.1%

Elected in 2024 under NC's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: Mayors: Open States (public domain); State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 4588%
State Senate District 4612%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 9684%
State House District 8612%
State House District 894.1%

Voting precincts

15 voting precincts overlap ZIP 28602. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 28602 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.