Welcome to Melissa ...The city of Melissa is located Melissa is located in Collin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Melissa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Melissa has a population of 12,152 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Melissa is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Melissa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Melissa: 214, 469, 945 & 972<4> The ZIP code for Melissa: 75454<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melissa had an population of 12,152 people. This is an increase of 158.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 800.15% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Melissa had a population of 4,695 people. This makes Melissa the county's 13th most populous community. The population of Melissa represents 0.02% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 351st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,695 people, the population of Melissa increased 247.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,350 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Melissa. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Melissa - they are located in Ontario and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Melissa. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Melissa. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Melissa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melissa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melissa. 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 Melissa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melissa. See our Newspapers Page for Melissa. Looking for more information about Melissa? 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 Melissa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Melissa. We originally found mention of Melissa 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 (so far) for Melissa was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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