Welcome to Duan ...

Duan is located in Catawba County<1>.

Duan is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Duan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Duan: 828

Websites for Duan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.catawbachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Duan, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Duan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duan.

• Hickory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
• Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Lincolnton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <3>
• Conover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Conover is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <3>
• Cherryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <3>
• Long View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Granite Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Stanley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
• Troutman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <3>
• Hildebran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hildebran is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duan. See our Newspapers Page for Duan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duan ...

Looking for more information about Duan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Duan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duan.

Adding Duan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Duan was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duan.