RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Dallas County  

Welcome to Dallas County ...

Time Zone: Dallas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Dallas is the Seat for Dallas County.

Dallas County was founded March 30, 1846. Dallas was created by taking area from Nacogdoches and Robertson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dallas had a population of 2,635,516 people. This is an increase of 11.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,372,993 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dallas represented 9.44% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Dallas County:

  • Addison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Addison is located in Dallas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
  • Balch Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cockrell Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Combine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Combine is located in Dallas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Coppell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coppell is located in Dallas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <2>
  • Dallas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
  • DeSoto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • DeSoto is located in Dallas County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <2>
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Duncanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ferris is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
    • Garland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Garland is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <2>
    • Glenn Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grand Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grapevine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hutchins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Irving is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
    • Lancaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mesquite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mesquite is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <2>
    • Ovilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ovilla is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovilla <2>
    • Richardson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rowlett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <2>
    • Seagoville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • University Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmer is located in Dallas County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.