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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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, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsSamuell - Grand Parkpark · under a mile · 99 acresTenison Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 353 acresDallas-Forth Worth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.0 mi · 410 acresDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 15.3 miCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 18.3 mi · 1,891 acresJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.2 mi · 15,286 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201530 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202432 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
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
Elevation497 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTexas Oncology Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Center2.0 miPost officeLakewood Post Office1.5 miTown hallDallas City Hall3.2 miPoliceDallas Police Department Neighborhood Police Unit1.9 miFire stationDallas Fire and Rescue Station 19under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 5 otherElementaryMount Auburn STEAM Academyunder a mileSchoolEast Grand Preparatory Schoolunder a mileElementaryRoberts Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeDallas Theological Seminary2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL6.9 miInterstateI-30under a mileUS highwayUS 67under a mileAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL3.8 miLight railFAIR PARK STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)1.4 miCoachDowntown Dallas / Deep EllumFlixBus2.6 miTransit77 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 75222 ZIP area.
