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Dunn, North Carolina

Dunn, North Carolina
City
City of Dunn
Downtown Dunn
Downtown Dunn
Motto: "Where community matters"
Location of Dunn, North Carolina
Location of Dunn, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°W / 35.31028; -78.61083Coordinates: 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°W / 35.31028; -78.61083
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Harnett
Area
 • Total 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2)
 • Land 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 207 ft (63 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,263
 • Estimate (2013) 9,758
 • Density 1,482.2/sq mi (572.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 28334-28335
Area code(s) 910
FIPS code 37-18320
GNIS feature ID 1020051
Website City of Dunn

Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,263 at the 2010 census. It is the anchor city of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, population 114,678 (2010 census), which is a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

Originally called Lucknow, what would become present day Dunn was a sleepy hamlet compared to Averasborough, a much larger city on the Cape Fear River. After the Battle of Averasborough in 1865, most residents from Averasborough left for Lucknow, renamed Dunn in 1873.

The city of Dunn was incorporated on February 12, 1887, at which time was a logging town and a turpentine distilling center. The name honors Bennett Dunn, who supervised the construction of the railway line between Wilson and Fayetteville.

The Dunn Commercial Historic District, Harnett County Training School, Kenneth L. Howard House, Lebanon, Gen. William C. Lee House, John A. McKay House and Manufacturing Company, and John E. Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dunn is located at 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°W / 35.31028; -78.61083 (35.310360, -78.610836).


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