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Welcome to Duke Gardens ...

A typical abbreviation for Duke Gardens: Duke Gdns. (or less commonly used: Duke Gardns., Duke Grdens. or Duke Grdns.)

Duke Gardens is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Duke Gardens: 703 & 571<2>

Communities near Duke Gardens ...

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

  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
  • College Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
  • Herndon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenbelt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Hyattsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <3>
  • Takoma Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Duke Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duke Gardens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duke Gardens. 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 Duke Gardens.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duke Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Duke Gardens? 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 Duke Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duke Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duke Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Duke Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Duke Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.