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RELOCATION RESOURCES
Welcome to Catawba County! Moving to a new home involves a lot of details. You have to connect all the utilities, find a doctor, landscaper, pest control company, and even a nearby grocery store. We have gathered links to many of the services you will need to make relocation easier.
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VITAL SERVICE | MEDICAL & URGENT CARE | HOSPITALS | UTILITIES | WATER & SEWER | MEDIA | DRIVERS LICENSE | NC LICENSE PLATE/TAG | VOTER REGISTRATION | SCHOOL REGISTRATION | US POST OFFICE | MUNICIPAL OFFICES | OTHER COUNTY & STATE OFFICES | CATAWBA COUNTY OFFICE (MISC.) | HIGHER EDUCATION | DAYCARE |
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VITAL SERVICE
Emergency, Police, Fire, Ambulance or Rescue Units 9-1-1
Catawba County Sheriff (828) 464-3112
NC Highway Patrol (828) 466-5500
FBI (828) 322-8513
SBI (828) 294-2226
US Marshall (Charlotte) (704) 344-6234
Animal Control (Hickory) (828) 324-2060
Animal Control (County) (828) 464-7686
Catawba County Sheriff (828) 464-3112
NC Highway Patrol (828) 466-5500
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MEDICAL & URGENT CARE
Poison Control (800) 848-6946
Bowen Primary & Urgent Care (828) 325-0950
Catawba Valley Medical Center (828) 326-3000
Frye Regional Medical Center (828) 325-5000
Frye Care-Unifour Urgent Care/Conover (828) 267-0551
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HOSPITALS
Catawba Valley Medical Center | 820 Fairgrove Church Road, Hickory NC 28602 | (828) 326-3000 | www.catawbavalleymc.org
Frye Regional Medical Center | 420 North Center Street, Hickory NC 28601 | (828) 315-5000 | www.fryemedctr.com
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UTILITIES
Electricity
Duke Energy | 800-777-9898 | www.dukeenergy.com
ElectricCities of NC, Inc. | (919) 760-6000 | www.electricities.com
Energy United | (800) 522-3793 | www.energyunited.com
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Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas | 828-322-1613 or 800-752-7504 | www.piedmontng.com
Telephone
AT&T (Claremont, Conover, Maiden, Newton, Sherrills Ford) | (800) 767 2355 | www.att.com
CenturyLink (Brookford, Catawba, Long View, Hickory, Terrell) | (828) 328-0200 | www.centurylink.com
Cable
Charter Communications | (828) 322-2288 or 866-472-2200 | http://www.charter-business.com
Internet
AT&T (Claremont, Conover, Maiden, Newton, Sherrills Ford) | (800) 767-2355 | https://www.attinternetservice.com/call/
Charter Communications | (828) 322-2288 or 866-472-2200 | http://www.charter-business.com
CenturyLink (Brookford, Catawba, Long View, Hickory, Terrell) | (828) 328-0200 | www.centurylink.com
North Carolina Wireless | (828) 322-1505 | www.lightleap.com
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SANITATION
Garbage Disposal Service (GDS) | (828) 256-2158 | www.republicservicesofnc.com
WATER & SEWER (See Local Municipalities)
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MEDIA
Newspapers
Charlotte Observer | 800-532-5350 | www.charlotte.com
FOCUS Newspaper | (828) 322-1036 | www.focusnewspaper.com
Hickory Daily Record | (828) 322-4510 or 800-876-8586 | www.Hickoryrecord.com
Observer News Enterprise | (828) 464-0221 | www.observernewsonline.com
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Radio / TV Stations
WFHE-FM 90.3 WFAE-FM 90.7 | (800) 876-9323 | www.wfae.org
WHKY-AM 1290 / WHKY-TV 14 | (828) 322-5115 | www.whky.com
WKVS-FM / KICKS 103.3 | (828)758-1033 | www.foothillsradio.com
WNNC-AM 1230 / WAIZ AM 630 / WXRC-FM 95.7 THE RIDE | (828) 464-4041 | www.957theride.com
WLON-AM 1050 /WCSL-AM 1590/WZGM-AM 1350 &
WGNC-AM 1450/WOHS-AM 730/WADA-AM1390 | (704) 735-8072 | www.hrnb.com
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DRIVERS LICENSE
1158 Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd SE - Hickory (828) 326-9126
Hwy 321 South – Newton (828) 466-5516
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LICENSE PLATE/TAG
901 Hwy 321 NW Ste 100, Hickory | (828) 328 3783
Catawba Village Shopping Center | 803 West Conover Blvd | (828) 464-6878
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VOTER REGISTRATION
Voter Registration | (828) 465-8440 | www.catawbacountync.gov
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DAYCARE
Children's Resource Center | (828) 695-6565 | https://childrensresourcecenter.org/
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SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Catawba County Schools | (828) 464-8333 | www.catawbaschools.net
Hickory Public Schools | (828) 322-2855 | www.hickoryschools.net
Newton-Conover Schools | (828) 464-3191 | http://www.newton-conover.org/
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US POST OFFICE
Catawba (828) 241-1836
Claremont (828) 459-9698
Conover (828) 464-2073
Hickory (828) 328-5503
Maiden (828) 428-8609
Newton (828) 464-4031
Sherrills Ford (828) 478-2241
Terrell (828) 478-2812
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MUNICIPAL OFFICES
Town of Brookford | (828) 322-4903 | 1700 South Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601 | http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/campcatawba/brookford.htm
Town of Catawba | (828) 241-2215 | PO Box 70, Catawba NC 28609 | http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/campcatawba/catawba.htm
Catawba County | (828) 465-8200 | PO Box 389, Newton NC 28658 | http://www.catawbacountync.gov
City of Claremont | (828) 459-7009 | PO Box 446, Claremont NC 28610 | http:// www.cityofclaremont.org
City of Conover | (828) 464-1191 | PO Box 549, Conover NC 28613 | www.conovernc.gov
City of Hickory | (828) 323-7424 | PO Box 398, Hickory NC 28603 | http://www.ci.hickory.nc.us/
Town of Long View | (828) 322-3921 | 2404 1st Avenue SW, Hickory NC 28602 | http://www.ci.longview.nc.us
Town of Maiden | (828) 428-5000 | PO Box 125, Maiden NC 28650 | http://www.maidennc.com
City of Newton | (828) 465-7400 | PO Box 550, Newton NC 28658 | http://www.newtonnc.gov
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OTHER COUNTY & STATE OFFICES
NC Dept of Revenue | 877-252 3052 | 1985 Tate Blvd SE Ste 362 (First Plaza Building), Hickory NC 28602 | www.dor.state.nc.us
NC Employment Security Commission | (828) 466-5535 | www.ncesc.com
Small Business Technology & Development Center | (828) 345-1115 | www.SBTDC.org
Economic Development Corporation | (828) 267-1564 | www.catawbaedc.org
Social Security Commission | (888) 877-1615 | www.socialsecurity.gov
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CATAWBA COUNTY OFFICES (MISCELLANEOUS)
Board of Elections | (828) 465-8440 | www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/elect
Building Inspections | (828) 465-8399 | www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/u&e/building.asp
Environmental Health | (828) 465-8270 | www.catawbacountync.gov/phealth/ehmain.asp
Government Center | (828) 465-8200 | www.catawbacountync.gov
Planning & Zoning | (828) 465-8380 | www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/planning
Public Information Officer | (828) 465-8464
Tax Office | (828) 465-8404 | www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/tax
Dept of Social Services | (828) 695-5600 | www.catawbacountync.gov/dss
Health Department | (828) 695-5800 | www.catawbacountync.gov/phealth
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Appalachian State University | PO Box 32100, Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-2000 | www.appstate.edu
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Catawba Valley Community College | 2550 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602-9699
(828) 327-7000 | www.cvcc.edu
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Gardner-Webb University | 2760 US-70 SE, Hickory, NC 2860
(828) GWU-GOAL | www.gardner-webb.edu/goal
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Lenoir-Rhyne University | 625 7th Ave NE, Hickory NC 28601
(828) 328-1741 | www.lr.edu
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Western Carolina University | 138 Cordelia Camp, Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 448-3507 | www.wcu.edu