Texas

Distance from Dallas to Richardson

Straight-line distance

12.8mi

Dallas, TX and Richardson, TX are 12.8 miles (20.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Dallas, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (15°).

kilometers
20.6
nautical miles
11.1
heading from Dallas
15° NNE
heading from Richardson
195° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Dallas is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dallas and Richardson is 12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 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 12.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.8
Kilometers
20.6
Nautical miles
11.1
Bearing from Dallas
15.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Richardson
15.3°
Bearing from Richardson
195.3° SSW

Halfway between Dallas and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.882803, -96.737329 (32°52'58.09"N 96°44'14.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is University Park, TX, with 25,268 residents, 4.1 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 Richardson 14 h 20 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 11.2 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dallas changed by +1.7% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dallas from Richardson?

12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Dallas?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Dallas on a bearing of 15.3° and arrives at Richardson on 15.3°. The return trip starts on 195.3°.

What is halfway between Dallas and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.882803, -96.737329. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is University Park, TX, 4.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dallas and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Dallas or Richardson?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 11.2 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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