Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:19 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:25 am – 5:24 pm
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People38,909 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.722,547 householdsMedian household income $91,023Median home value $615,400Median rent $1,777 a month27% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate82% of adults are in the labour force, 27,749 employedMain industries: professional and business services 27%, education and health care 22%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 23 minutes65% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages78% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Chinese 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 38°F38 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month October2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days108 days above 90°F, 23 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dallas Love Fld station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsGlencoe Parkpark · under a mileUniversity Crossing Trailpark · under a mileDallas-Forth Worth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.2 mi · 410 acresDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 17.5 miCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 19.2 mi · 1,891 acresJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.0 mi · 15,286 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201531 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202433 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighDallas County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighHeat wave Very HighCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025148 of 365 days measured206 moderate, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 304main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dallas County monitors, TX
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDallas Water Utilityserves 1,356,479 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation581 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaylor Medical Center at Uptown2.3 miPost officeUniversity Dallas Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHighland Park Town Hall1.5 miPoliceHighland Park Department of Public Safety Police Department1.5 miFire stationDallas Fire and Rescue Station 171.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools11 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 7 otherElementaryMockingbird Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryGeneva Heights Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLakewood Montessori Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouthern Methodist University1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL4.5 miInterstateI-302.9 miUS highwayUS 751.5 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL4.3 miLight railSMU/MOCKINGBIRD STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)under a mileCoachDowntown Dallas / Deep EllumFlixBus3.4 miTransit72 stops within a mileDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75206 ZIP area.
