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Welcome to Rowlett ...The city of Rowlett is located Rowlett is primarily located in Dallas County<1>. A portion of Rowlett extends into Rockwall County. The location of Rowlett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowlett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rowlett has a population of 67,325 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Rowlett is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Rowlett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Rowlett: (214), (469)<5> & (972). The ZIP codes for Rowlett: 75030, 75088-75089<6> Official Website: www.ci.rowlett.tx.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.rowlettchamber.com/ Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rowlett had an population of 67,325 people. This is an increase of 19.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.28% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rowlett had a population of 56,199 people. This makes Rowlett the county's 8th most populous community. The population of Rowlett represents 0.22% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 56,199 people, the population of Rowlett increased 26.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44,503 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rowlett. Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rowlett - it's located in Arkansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowlett. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rowlett. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rowlett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowlett. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rowlett. 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 Rowlett. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowlett. See our Newspapers Page for Rowlett. Looking for more information about Rowlett? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Rowlett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rowlett. We originally found mention of Rowlett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rowlett was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Rowlett in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Rowlett post office opened in 1889.
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The official website for Rowlett: www.ci.rowlett.tx.us/ The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ |
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