About this Recovery House
Oxford House Zmaura Way — Men Sober Living in Hickory, North Carolina
Oxford House Zmaura Way at 221 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC is a resident-run recovery home for men. Directory records show a capacity of 9 with 3 reported openings. It falls within Catawba County.
Oxford House Zmaura Way — residence information
- Address: 221 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- County: Catawba
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 9:30am
- Contact: Contact Doug at (828) 809-9927
- House phone: (828) 855-2325
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is about average among the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 6 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 9:30am. Contact Doug at (828) 809-9927 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in North Carolina
In North Carolina, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $170 a week. An equal share of the home's actual costs is what Oxford House members pay, so the number above describes the market rather than this house. Against that, the median gross rent in North Carolina is $1,228 a month. County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, is the state body to start with.
How an Oxford House is run
Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and required to stay substance-free. New members are chosen by the members themselves, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Certification and oversight in North Carolina
North Carolina does not licence recovery residences as facilities. North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR) is the NARR affiliate here, and its certification is voluntary. Oxford House charters its own homes, so an Oxford House is usually not on a state affiliate's certified register. You can browse the certified residences in North Carolina. People in recovery are a protected class under the Fair Housing Act and under North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Hickory and Catawba County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Skynyrd in Hickory, about 0.4 miles away; Oxford House Lc Harrington in Hickory, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Grace in Hickory, about 0.9 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 10 in Hickory, 11 across Catawba County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Hickory or sober living across North Carolina.
Directory data was last refreshed 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.
Oxford House North Carolina
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In North Carolina, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
