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 95°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F42 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month October2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days93 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richardson station, 8 mi away; snow from Dallas Love Fld
Nearby landmarksDallas College Richland Campuscollege · 3.2 miRemington College - Dallas Campuscollege · 3.4 miWhite Rock Lakelake · 3.2 miExall Lakelake · 6.5 miNature Trailheadtrailhead · 7.1 miSpring Creek Springsspring · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsB. B. Owen Parkpark · under a mileMcCree Parkpark · under a mileLavon Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.8 mi · 37,671 acresDallas-Forth Worth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 17.1 mi · 410 acresLewisville Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.4 mi · 46,194 acresDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 21.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201536 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202438 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
Elevation590 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWhite Rock Medical Center3.0 miPost officeNorthlake Finance Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGarland City Hall4.8 miPoliceDallas Police Department - Northeast Division1.1 miFire stationDallas Fire and Rescue Station 481.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 5 otherMiddleLake Highlands Middle Schoolright hereSchoolSaint Patrick Catholic Schoolright hereElementaryLake Highlands Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeDallas College Richland Campus3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL8.4 miInterstateI-635under a mileUS highwayUS 754.1 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL9.1 miLight railLAKE HIGHLANDS STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)1.3 miCoachDowntown Dallas / Deep EllumFlixBus8.0 miTransit30 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 75239 ZIP area.
