Duck is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 746. During the peak trip season, starting after Memorial Day, the population increases to more than 20,000. Duck is the northernmost incorporated town in Dare County and the Outer Banks’ newest town, incorporated upon May 1, 2002. Duck offers visitors outside recreational activities, summer actions and concerts, watersports, fine dining, shopping, art galleries, and a nationally known jazz festival, as skillfully as the 11-acre (4.5 ha) Town Park and soundside boardwalk.

Duck is located along the northern Outer Banks, between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Currituck Sound to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²) is home and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km), or 35.02% is water. Originally ration of Currituck County to the north, the stretch of the Outer Banks which includes Duck was transferred to Dare County in the yet to be 20th century. The region was named for the many ducks and waterfowl in the area.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 742 people, 288 households, and 202 families residing in the town.

The town park is a recreational aptitude with trails through the maritime tree-plant and willow swamp. It as a consequence has an amphitheater, playground, picnic shelter, and public kayak/canoeing launch. The town has built a boardwalk which can be accessed from the park and through the public notice village. The boardwalk extends 0.78 miles (1.26 km) along Currituck Sound. Duck’s beach was named one of the “Top 15 Family-Friendly Beaches in America”.