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Carrollton, Texas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Dallas. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the southeast of Carrollton and has a population of 1,188,580 people.<1>

The next largest community is Fort Worth. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the southwest of Carrollton and has a population of 534,694 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arlington   SW23 mi [37.01 km]374,41712.45% increase
 Bedford   SW16 mi [25.75 km]49,1554.25% increase
 Denton   NW20 mi [32.19 km]119,45448.32% increase
 Euless   SW14 mi [22.53 km]52,57914.29% increase
 Flower Mound   W12 mi [19.31 km]69,30736.69% increase
 Garland   E16 mi [25.75 km]218,5771.3% increase
 Grand Prairie   S21 mi [33.8 km]160,64126.07% increase
 Irving   SW9 mi [14.48 km]201,3585.08% increase
 Lewisville   NW6 mi [9.66 km]101,62430.73% increase
 McKinney   NE19 mi [30.58 km]121,211122.94% increase
 Mesquite   SE23 mi [37.01 km]132,1236.1% increase
 North Richland Hills   SW20 mi [32.19 km]65,07816.97% increase
 Plano   NE9 mi [14.48 km]267,48020.47% increase
 Richardson   E11 mi [17.7 km]101,58910.66% increase
 Rowlett   E20 mi [32.19 km]55,78025.34% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Addison   SE4 mi [6.44 km]14,9645.63% increase
 The Colony   N7 mi [11.27 km]42,28159.36% increase
 Coppell   W5 mi [8.05 km]39,1548.89% increase
 Copper Canyon   NW13 mi [20.92 km]1,46720.64% increase
 Farmers Branch   S4 mi [6.44 km]26,4553.83% decrease
 Frisco   N12 mi [19.31 km]96,676186.75% increase
 Grapevine   W10 mi [16.09 km]50,47120% increase
 Hackberry   N11 mi [17.7 km]64418.38% increase
 Hebron   N4 mi [6.44 km]26170.14% decrease
 Hickory Creek   NW11 mi [17.7 km]3,77981.86% increase
 Highland Park   SE12 mi [19.31 km]9,1843.87% increase
 Highland Village   NW11 mi [17.7 km]16,73737.49% increase
 Lake Dallas   NW11 mi [17.7 km]7,81126.68% increase
 Lakewood Village   NW11 mi [17.7 km]39314.91% increase
 University Park   SE11 mi [17.7 km]24,8536.56% increase

Collin County

Carrollton is primarily located in Collin County. A portion of Carrollton extends into Dallas County and Denton County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Collin: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt and Rockwall.

While not sharing a border with Collin, the following counties are close to Carrollton: Tarrant, Comanche and Kaufman.

Below are counties that are near Carrollton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Carrollton:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Carrollton
 Comanche County   NCross Roads17 miles [27 km]
 Cooke County   NBloomfield32 miles [51 km]
 Dallas County   WTrinity Mills1 miles [1 km]
 Denton County   NHebron4 miles [6 km]
 Ellis County   SBritton31 miles [49 km]
 Grayson County   NGunter32 miles [51 km]
 Hunt County   EBurrow35 miles [56 km]
 Johnson County   SWRetta35 miles [56 km]
 Kaufman County   EHeath26 miles [41 km]
 Parker County   WAzle37 miles [59 km]



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 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carrollton.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Carrollton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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