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Addison
Texastown
Addison
Total population
17,290
Median home value
$482,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$73,854
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Flood Watch · SevereFlood Watch issued October 1 at 2:17PM CDT until October 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Addison is an incorporated town in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census population was 16,661. Addison is immediately north of Dallas.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Addison is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Addison is bordered by Dallas to the north, east, and south, Carrollton to the west, and Farmers Branch to the west and south.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Addison, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves24,704
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves24,397
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves22,094
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves17,641
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves17,392
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,151
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves16,292
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15,698
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2024-05-017 km SSW of Mansfield, Texas
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-017 km S of Mansfield, Texas
- M 3.2 — 2019-10-018 km SSW of Mansfield, Texas
- M 2.5 — 2019-07-084 km SSE of Rendon, Texas
- M 2.8 — 2019-06-241 km NW of Pottsboro, Texas
- M 3.4 — 2018-05-198 km NW of Venus, Texas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Texas
- Lakewood Village14.5 mi away
- Lake Dallas15.8 mi away
- Little Elm16.6 mi away · pop. 46,453
- Double Oak17.3 mi away · pop. 3,071
- Lucas17.4 mi away
- Copper Canyon17.8 mi away
- Balch Springs21.3 mi away · pop. 27,255
- Lowry Crossing21.9 mi away
- Hutchins23.3 mi away
- Aubrey25.3 mi away · pop. 7,396
- Lancaster25.6 mi away · pop. 41,275
- Fate25.9 mi away · pop. 22,884
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Addison






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 89 mi
- Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 91 mi
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 109 mi
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 109 mi
- Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 116 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 124 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 125 mi
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 126 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET