Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min6:20 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:26 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 33°F41 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month October1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days101 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Joe Pool Lake station, 4 mi away; snow from Arlington Six Flags
Nearby landmarksLincoln College of Technologycollege · 3.0 miTarrant County College-Southeast Campuscollege · 3.0 miJoe Pool Lakelake · 3.1 miCedar Ridge Preservepark · 4.6 miMountain Creek Lakelake · 5.4 miMary Le Bone Springspring · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.6 mi · 15,286 acresFish Creek Linear Parkpark · under a mile · 128 acresFreedom Parkpark · under a mileCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 1,891 acresDallas-Forth Worth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.9 mi · 410 acresDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 12.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201513 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202414 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 waterCity of Grand Prairieserves 201,843 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation479 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedical City Arlington5.2 miPost officeWestchester Post Office1.1 miTown hallGrand Prairie City Hall5.8 miPoliceGrand Prairie Police Department2.7 miFire stationGrand Prairie Fire Department Station 91.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherMiddleTruman Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryFlorence Hill Elementary School1.0 miElementaryStarrett Elementary School1.0 miCollegeLincoln College of Technology3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW16 miInterstateI-20under a mileUS highwayUS 677.4 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL15 miLight railWESTMORELAND STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)9.9 miCoachArlington Andrews StreetGreyhound7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75053 ZIP area.
