Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Hickory, NC

23 community health centers · Data from HRSA, refreshed 2026-10-04

These are the 23 community health centers in Hickory. Each one treats patients with or without insurance and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Call ahead to confirm hours, services, and whether you need an appointment.

Clinics in Hickory

• Catawba Valley Family Medicine - Northeast Hickory

  2365 Springs Road Northeast, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-2112 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at A Woman's View

  915 Tate Boulevard Southeast, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-345-0800 16 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Arndt Middle School

  34th Street Dr NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-9545 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Catawba Valley Community College

  2550 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-327-7000 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Catawba Women's Center

  1501 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-322-3767 16 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Challenger High School

  2550 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-485-2980 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Clyde Campbell Elementary

  2121 35th Avenue Dr NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-2769 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Grandview Middle

  451 Catawba Valley Blvd, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-328-2289 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Hickory Career & Arts Magnet

  409 8th Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-328-6728 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Hickory High

  1234 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-322-5860 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Jenkins Elementary

  3750 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-327-3590 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Longview Elementary

  737 12th Street Southwest, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-485-0975 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Mountain View Elementary

  5911 Dwayne Starnes Dr, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 704-294-2020 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Northview Middle

  302 28th Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-327-6300 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Oakwood Elementary

  366 4th St NW, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-322-1340 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Snow Creek Elementary

  3238 Snow Creek Rd NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-2335 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Southwest Elementary

  1580 32nd St SW, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 828-324-8884 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at St Stephens HIgh

  3205 34th Street Dr NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-9841 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Viewmont Elementary

  21 16th Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-327-4619 43 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra at Webb A. Murray Elementary

  3901 Section House Rd, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 828-256-2196 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra Behavioral Health - Hickory

  858 2nd St NE, Hickory, NC 28601

  📞 858-624-0550 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra Family Dentistry - Hickory

  3070 11th Avenue Dr SE, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 704-874-1902 40 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

• Kintegra Family Medicine - Hickory

  133 1st Ave SE, Hickory, NC 28602

  📞 704-874-3356 53 hrs/week Sliding-fee scale

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 23 clinics in Hickory. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Gaston Family Health Services, INC. — 23 sites here, 261 in total. 107,946 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; 17% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Hickory

• Conover (4) · 5 mi
• Newton (9) · 7 mi
• Granite Falls (3) · 9 mi
• Claremont (6) · 10 mi
• Connelly Springs (2) · 10 mi
• Hudson (3) · 11 mi
• Maiden (5) · 13 mi
• Catawba (3) · 14 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Hickory at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Hickory specifically:

• 7,346 patients living in the ZIP codes 28601, 28602 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 14% of them had no insurance.
• 17 of 23 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 23 of 23 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 15 of 23 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 21 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Hickory: Family Medicine (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.

Clinic data from the HRSA Health Center Program, refreshed 2026-10-04. Directory information only, not medical advice. View all clinics in North Carolina →

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