Texas

Distance from Irving to Richardson

Straight-line distance

17.1mi

Irving, TX and Richardson, TX are 17.1 miles (27.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Irving, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (62°).

kilometers
27.6
nautical miles
14.9
heading from Irving
62° ENE
heading from Richardson
243° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Irving is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Irving and Richardson is 17.1 miles, 27.6 km or 14.9 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 17.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.1
Kilometers
27.6
Nautical miles
14.9
Bearing from Irving
62.4° ENE
Bearing arriving at Richardson
62.5°
Bearing from Richardson
242.5° WSW

Halfway between Irving and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.915068, -96.839135 (32°54'54.25"N 96°50'20.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Farmers Branch, TX, with 37,341 residents, 2.4 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, Irving 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

Irving has 2.2 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Irving changed by +0.4% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Irving from Richardson?

17.1 miles, 27.6 km or 14.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Irving?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Irving on a bearing of 62.4° and arrives at Richardson on 62.5°. The return trip starts on 242.5°.

What is halfway between Irving and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.915068, -96.839135. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Farmers Branch, TX, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Irving and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Irving or Richardson?

Irving, with 258,060 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 2.2 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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