Western Piedmont Council of Governments is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Western Piedmont Council of Governments manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Western Piedmont Council of Governments administered a total of 1,074 Section 8 Vouchers. Western Piedmont Council of Governments currently has Section 8 as its program type. Western Piedmont Council of Governments is located at Post Office Box 9026, Hickory, NC, 28601 and serves the city of Hickory. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Western Piedmont Council of Governments at, (828)322-9191 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG) is a voluntary association of local governments organized in 1968 as a nonprofit group to provide long-range planning and technical assistance. Our organization is one of 17 regional councils in North Carolina formed under NC General Statutes 16A 47-478. Local governments eligible for WPCOG membership include Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties located in Western NC and the 24 cities and towns within those counties. The WPCOG is organized into three departments: Administration; Public Services; and Planning, Community Development and GIS/Data Services.

The Western Piedmont Council of Governments shall serve all local government members in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties with professional, cost-effective assistance on a variety of local, regional, state and federal issues and programs.