EPA-regulated facilities near Hickory, NC

There are 582 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Hickory, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (309), air emissions (219), water discharge (171). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 8 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.6M across 10 sites.

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582facilities within 5 miles

4in significant noncompliance

8with a violation on record

$5.6Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	309
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	10
Small quantity generators	147
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	65
Superfund	7
Air emissions	219
Major sources	9
Synthetic minor sources	7
Minor sources	45
Water discharge	171
Major permits	3
Minor permits	145
Drinking water systems	4
Data centers	1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

TERRA-MULCH PRODUCTS, LLC 219 SIMPSON STREET, CONOVER, NC, 28613 · 4.4 mi Significant noncompliance · $6k in penalties
TAILORED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INC. DBA TAILORED ADHESIVES 1120 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 0.7 mi Significant noncompliance
R&D PLASTICS OF HICKORY 345 26TH STREET DRIVE SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 2.6 mi Significant noncompliance
TAILORED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INC PLANT 7 1613 MAIN AVENUE DR NW, HICKORY, NC, 28601 · 2.7 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - HICKORY 1224 26TH STREET, SOUTH EAST, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 4.0 mi $5.3M in penalties
CABINET SOLUTIONS 1711 11TH AVE SW, HICKORY, NC, 28601 · 3.1 mi $128k in penalties
TOPPAN PACKAGING USA (HICKORY) INC. 1246 MAIN AVE SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 0.4 mi $106k in penalties
CENTURY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES PLANT 420 12TH ST NW, HICKORY, NC, 28603 · 2.2 mi $7k in penalties
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY - PTI 1500 13TH STREET SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 3.0 mi $4k in penalties

Superfund sites

TAILORED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INC. DBA TAILORED ADHESIVES 1120 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 0.7 mi Significant noncompliance
12TH AVENUE PCE 2005 12TH AVENUE NE, HICKORY, NC, 28601 · 1.2 mi
COX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 220 10TH ST SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 2.0 mi
KAROLINA POLYMERS INCORPORATED 1508 S. CENTER ST., HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 2.4 mi
CABINET SOLUTIONS 1711 11TH AVE SW, HICKORY, NC, 28601 · 3.1 mi $128k in penalties
CATAWBA COUNTY DUMP SITES 1711 11TH AVE. SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 3.1 mi
GO CART POND 4254 SPRINGS ROAD, CONOVER, NC, 28613 · 5.0 mi

Data centers

CLT40 DATA CENTER 3020 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 3.0 mi

County

Catawba County

Nearby towns

Newton 7 mi
Lenoir 16 mi
Lincolnton 19 mi
Morganton 21 mi
Statesville 25 mi
Lake Norman of Iredell 26 mi
Mooresville 30 mi
Cornelius 31 mi

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Hickory as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.