Texas

Distance from Carrollton to Frisco

Straight-line distance

12.3mi

Carrollton, TX and Frisco, TX are 12.3 miles (19.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (21°).

kilometers
19.8
nautical miles
10.7
heading from Carrollton
21° NNE
heading from Frisco
201° SSW
CarrolltonFrisco

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carrollton is from Frisco

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Frisco is 12.3 miles, 19.8 km or 10.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 12.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.3
Kilometers
19.8
Nautical miles
10.7
Bearing from Carrollton
21.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Frisco
21.3°
Bearing from Frisco
201.3° SSW

Halfway between Carrollton and Frisco

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.072406, -96.861286 (33°04'20.66"N 96°51'40.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is The Colony, TX, with 45,897 residents, 2.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Carrollton gets 14 h 20 min of daylight and Frisco 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Frisco has 1.7 times the population of Carrollton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Frisco by +16.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Frisco, TX235,208 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carrollton from Frisco?

12.3 miles, 19.8 km or 10.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Frisco from Carrollton?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 21.3° and arrives at Frisco on 21.3°. The return trip starts on 201.3°.

What is halfway between Carrollton and Frisco?

The midpoint is at 33.072406, -96.861286. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is The Colony, TX, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Frisco?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Carrollton or Frisco?

Frisco, with 235,208 residents in July 2024 against 135,456 for Carrollton, 1.7 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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