Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min6:19 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:25 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F38 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month October2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days104 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dallas Redbird Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Dallas Love Fld
Nearby landmarksPaul Quinn Collegecollege · under a mileUniversity of North Texas - Dallascollege · 2.6 miLemmon Lakelake · 2.7 miCedar Valley College Lakelake · 2.8 miChalk Hillpeak · 9.4 miBrowder Springsspring · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTommie M. Allen Parkpark · under a mileJ. J. Lemmon Parkpark · under a mileDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 7.2 miDallas-Forth Worth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.5 mi · 410 acresCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 13.3 mi · 1,891 acresJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.4 mi · 15,286 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201524 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202427 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
Elevation525 ft160 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center2.7 miPost officeHighland Hills Dallas Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHutchins City Hall2.9 miPoliceDallas Police Department - South Central Division1.7 miFire stationDallas Fire and Rescue Station 54under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 1 otherMiddleRoyce West Leadership Academyunder a mileHighKIPP Oak Cliff Academy - Paul Quinnunder a mileElementaryErvin Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegePaul Quinn Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL13 miInterstateI-451.4 miUS highwayUS 773.8 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL8.1 miLight railCAMP WISDOM STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)1.7 miCoachDallas TX - Greyhound Station (DAG)FlixBus8.2 miTransit56 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 75242 ZIP area.
