Texas

Distance from Dallas to Irving

Straight-line distance

12.6mi

Dallas, TX and Irving, TX are 12.6 miles (20.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Dallas, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (291°).

kilometers
20.3
nautical miles
11.0
heading from Dallas
291° WNW
heading from Irving
111° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Dallas is from Irving

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dallas and Irving is 12.6 miles, 20.3 km or 11.0 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 12.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.6
Kilometers
20.3
Nautical miles
11.0
Bearing from Dallas
290.7° WNW
Bearing arriving at Irving
290.6°
Bearing from Irving
110.6° ESE

Halfway between Dallas and Irving

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.825541, -96.868213 (32°49'31.95"N 96°52'5.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Highland Park, TX, with 8,762 residents, 3.9 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, Dallas gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Irving 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 5.1 times the population of Irving. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dallas changed by +1.7% and Irving by +0.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dallas from Irving?

12.6 miles, 20.3 km or 11.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Irving from Dallas?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Dallas on a bearing of 290.7° and arrives at Irving on 290.6°. The return trip starts on 110.6°.

What is halfway between Dallas and Irving?

The midpoint is at 32.825541, -96.868213. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Highland Park, TX, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dallas and Irving?

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

Which is bigger, Dallas or Irving?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 258,060 for Irving, 5.1 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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