North Dallas is an area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in

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(United States). The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority of North Dallas is located in Dallas County, while a small portion is located in Collin and Denton Counties. North Dallas generally includes areas of Dallas north of Northwest Highway, along with

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and areas of Dallas north of IH-635 known as

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. The area has strong social and economic ties to the Dallas

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, and two inner suburbs of Dallas,

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and Addison. As Dallas has grown over the last several decades, the concept of "North Dallas" has changed from the area just north of downtown, along Central Expressway (where North Dallas High School is located), to the far northern reaches of Dallas proper and the suburbs to the north of the city.

Neighborhoods

The following neighborhoods are generally considered part of or closely connected with North Dallas; however, some of them may not be located entirely within North Dallas or may be considered parts of North Dallas by some and not others. *Araglin Court *Arlington Park * Audelia *Brookshire Park *Caruth Hill *Churchill Way *Churchill Pointe * Bluff View * Devonshire * Greenway Parks * Hamilton Park *Hillcrest Forest * Janmar * Melshire Estates * North Park *Meadow Glen *Midway Crossing *Midway Hills *Midway Hollow *Pagewood * Park Forest * Preston Hollow *Stoney Crooks * Stemmons Corridor * Vickery Meadows *Waterford *Webb Chapel

Lake Highlands

Lake Highlands, and its neighborhoods, are generally considered as part of North Dallas by people and media, while at the same time a distinct area. * Abrams Place * Alexander's Village * Bill Browne's Farm * Boundbrook Oaks Estates * Candlewood Creek * Caribbean Estates * Chimney Hill * Copperfield Community * Country Forest * Creekside at Lake Highlands * Forest Highlands * Forest Meadow * Glen Oaks * Hamilton Park * Highlands West * Highland Meadows * High Oaks Addition * Jackson Meadow * L Streets * Lake Highlands Estates * Lake Highlands North * Lake Highlands Square * Lake Highlands Village West * Lake Ridge Estates * Merriman Park/University Manor * Merriman Park Estates * Merriman Park North * Moss Farm * Moss Meadows * Northwood Heights * Oak Highlands * Oak Tree Village * Pebble Creek * Richland Park Estates * Rolling Trails * Royal Highlands * Royal Highlands Village * Royal Lane Village * Stults Road * Town Creek * Walnut Creek Estates * Whispering Hills * White Rock Valley * Woodbridge * Woodlands on the Creek * University Terrace * Urban Reserve

Far North Dallas

Far North Dallas includes areas north of IH-635, and may sometimes include portions of Lake Highlands that are also north of IH-635. Sometimes, Far North Dallas is also viewed as a distinct area from North Dallas. * Bent Tree * Briar Ridge * Chalfont Place * Chimney Hill * Cobblestone Square * Countrybrook * Frankford Creek Estates * Frankford Meadows * Haymeadow * Highland Creek * Highlands * Hillcrest Manor * Jackson Highlands * Le Louvre * Moss Creek *

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* Oak Tree * Oakdale * Park Central * Parkway Lake Estates * Pepperwood Estates * Preston Creek * Preston Fairways * Preston Green * Preston Highlands * Preston North * Preston Port Estates * Preston Trail * Prestonwood * Renner * Spring Creek * Timberglen * Valley View * Whispering Springs * Williamsburg on Preston * Willow Falls * Willow Greene

Shopping

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Dallas Midtown Valley View Center is a former mall located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road in north Dallas, Texas, U.S. It is owned and managed by Dallas-based Beck Ventures. The mall was formerly home to anchor stores that were once JCPenney, Macy's, Sear ...

Education

Secondary

The Collin County portion of North Dallas is served by the Plano Independent School District. Most of the Dallas County portion of North Dallas is served by the

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, and students are zoned to either Emmett J. Conrad, Hillcrest,

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, or W. T. White High Schools.Dallas ISD

. (Maps
Hillcrest

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) Retrieved on 29 April 2007. All of Lake Highlands and portions of Far North Dallas in the Dallas County are served by the Richardson Independent School District. Lake Highlands students are zoned to Lake Highlands High School (Dallas) or Lloyd V. Berkner High School (Richardson), while portions of Far North Dallas are zoned to J.J. Pearce High School (Richardson) or Richardson High School (Richardson). The Denton County portion of North Dallas is served by the

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, and students are zoned to R.L. Turner High School or Newman Smith High School. Dallas Hall

Colleges and universities

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(SMU) is a

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al university in University Park. SMU was founded in 1911 by the

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and now enrolls 6,500

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, 1,200 professional students in the law and

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departments, and 3,500 postgraduates. According to sources such as the U.S. News & World Report, SMU is the best overall undergraduate college in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the third best in the State of Texas. * The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), part of the state public

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, is located in the city of

, is adjacent to Far North Dallas, and is in the heart of the '' Telecom Corridor''. UT Dallas, or UTD, is renowned for its work in combining the arts and technology, as well as for its programs in engineering, computer science, economics, international political economy, neuroscience, speech and hearing, pre-health, pre-law and management. The university has many collaborative research relationships with UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Dallas is home to approximately 21,145 students. * Richland College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, is located within Lake Highlands. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly 22,000 students. Richland is the only community college to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. * Brookhaven College, part of the Dallas County Community College District, is located near Far North Dallas. Brookhaven opened in 1978, making it the newest college in DCCCD, featuring nearly 11,000 students * Texas A&M's TAMU-Dallas campus (the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas)TAMU-Dallas
is also located in the Far North Dallas. TAMU-Dallas is the home of the Urban Living Laboratory, which is a research and urban lifestyle community built with state-of-the-art green technologies.Urban Living Laboratory - Dallas
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Libraries

The area is served by seven branches of the Dallas Public Library system: * Audelia Road Branch Library * Fretz Park Branch Library * Park Forest Branch Library * Preston Royal Branch Library * Renner Frankford Branch Library * Timberglen Branch Library * Walnut Hill Branch Library

Economy

North Dallas is home to the headquarters of Texas Instruments (TI). TI is the No. 4 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide after Intel, Samsung and Toshiba, and is the No. 2 supplier of chips for cellular handsets after Qualcomm, and the No. 1 producer of digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog semiconductors, among a wide range of other semiconductor products. Major business areas in North Dallas include the Platinum Corridor, Preston Center, and the Telecom Corridor. Since 2016 both Studio Movie Grill and Pollo Campero have their headquarters in the Hidden Grove Office Building in North Dallas.

Transportation

As the majority of North Dallas was developed in the late 20th century, the primary mode of local transportation is the

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and the area has a low density compared with neighborhoods built in the early 20th century. Efforts made by the City of Dallas and

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to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation have received varying degrees of support from North Dallas residents. Since 1996, two light rail lines flanking North Dallas on the east have been constructed and well-received, and two more flank North Dallas on the west, in northwest Dallas. However, plans to build a commuter or light rail line ''through'' the North Dallas area along the "Cotton Belt" (the

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) has met opposition from residents and local organizations. Dallas, Texas road map

North Dallas' road network was developed according to the street hierarchy school of

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. Roads in the area are separated into major limited-access highways, high-capacity principal arterial roads, mid-capacity minor arterial roads, mid-capacity

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s, and minor

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s. The most organized of these systems is North Dallas' modified

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of principal arterial roads, which runs on a standard N/S/E/W grid.

Highways

The routing of limited-access highways through North Dallas is based on the area's proximity to Dallas' downtown freeway loop, as Dallas' freeway system was built according to the hub-and-spoke paradigm. North Dallas' major north-south highways radiate out of the downtown freeway loop and cut through North Dallas at various angles. * I-35E (TX)

Interstate 35E runs northwest/southeast. * Toll Texas DNT new

Dallas North Tollway runs north/south. * US 75

U.S. Highway 75 ( Central Expressway) runs northeast/southwest. Additionally, four separate beltways arc across North Dallas: in order from their proximity to downtown: * Texas Loop 12

Northwest Highway ( Loop 12) * I-635 (TX)

Interstate 635 * Belt Line Road * Toll Texas PGBT new

President George Bush Turnpike

Thoroughfares

*Abrams Road *Arapaho Road *Audelia Road *Coit Road *Forest Lane *Frankford Road *Greenville Avenue *Hillcrest Road *Inwood Road *Marsh Lane *Midway Road *Preston Road *Royal Lane *Skillman Street *Spring Valley Road *Walnut Hill Lane

Light rail

DART began operating its light rail lines in North Dallas in 1996: The Red Line connects North Dallas to

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, south Dallas, downtown,

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and Plano. The Blue Line connects North Dallas to south Dallas, downtown, Uptown, east Dallas,

, and Garland. The Green Line and Orange Line lines run just to the west of North Dallas in northwest Dallas. The two lines serve DFW Airport, Irving and

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, Carrollton,

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, the Stemmons Corridor, Victory Park, downtown, Deep Ellum,

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, south Dallas and Pleasant Grove. Lines and stations in North Dallas include: * : LBJ/Skillman Rail Station : Lake Highlands Station : White Rock Station * and : LBJ/Central Station : Forest Lane Station : Walnut Hill Station : Park Lane Station : Lovers Lane Station

Air

Dallas's

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is located in North Dallas, near the Bluff View and Devonshire neighborhoods. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex's major international airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, is located a short distance to the northwest. Additionally, Addison Airport, a

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airport, is located adjacent to North Dallas in Addison.

References

External links

North Dallas Neighborhood Alliance

TAMU-Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas
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