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Dallas, Texas

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Dallas is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Fort Worth. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the west of Dallas and has a population of 534,694 people.<1>

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arlington   W21 mi [33.8 km]374,41712.45% increase
 Bedford   W21 mi [33.8 km]49,1554.25% increase
 Carrollton   NW15 mi [24.14 km]125,59514.62% increase
 Denton   NW35 mi [56.3 km]119,45448.32% increase
 Euless   W18 mi [28.97 km]52,57914.29% increase
 Flower Mound   NW26 mi [41.84 km]69,30736.69% increase
 Garland   NE11 mi [17.7 km]218,5771.3% increase
 Grand Prairie   SW16 mi [25.75 km]160,64126.07% increase
 Irving   W12 mi [19.31 km]201,3585.08% increase
 Lewisville   NW21 mi [33.8 km]101,62430.73% increase
 McKinney   N28 mi [45.06 km]121,211122.94% increase
 Mesquite   E10 mi [16.09 km]132,1236.1% increase
 North Richland Hills   W26 mi [41.84 km]65,07816.97% increase
 Plano   N17 mi [27.36 km]267,48020.47% increase
 Richardson   N12 mi [19.31 km]101,58910.66% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Addison   N12 mi [19.31 km]14,9645.63% increase
 Balch Springs   SE10 mi [16.09 km]20,0033.24% increase
 Centerville   NE10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Cockrell Hill   SW8 mi [12.87 km]4,2723.85% decrease
 DeSoto   S14 mi [22.53 km]47,56826.36% increase
 Duncanville   SW13 mi [20.92 km]36,109---
 Farmers Branch   NW11 mi [17.7 km]26,4553.83% decrease
 Highland Park   NW3 mi [4.83 km]9,1843.87% increase
 Hutchins   S10 mi [16.09 km]3,09510.34% increase
 Lancaster   S13 mi [20.92 km]35,76138.11% increase
 Rowlett   NE13 mi [20.92 km]55,78025.34% increase
 Seagoville   SE15 mi [24.14 km]11,99810.86% increase
 Sunnyvale   E12 mi [19.31 km]4,51867.77% increase
 University Park   NW4 mi [6.44 km]24,8536.56% increase
 Wilmer   S14 mi [22.53 km]3,5765.39% increase

Collin County

Dallas is primarily located in Collin County and is the county seat. A portion of Dallas extends into Dallas 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 Dallas: Kaufman, Ellis and Tarrant.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Dallas
 Comanche County   NWCross Roads33 miles [53 km]
 Dallas County   NWHighland Park3 miles [4 km]
 Denton County   NHebron18 miles [28 km]
 Ellis County   SElva18 miles [28 km]
 Hunt County   EWhitehead29 miles [46 km]
 Johnson County   SWLillian31 miles [49 km]
 Kaufman County   EMarkout16 miles [25 km]
 Navarro County   SEValley Farms39 miles [62 km]
 Rockwall County   NEGlen Hill18 miles [28 km]
 Tarrant County   WEuless18 miles [28 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Dallas. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 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 Dallas.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Dallas 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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