Postal Codes

75238 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75238 covers Dallas, Texas, with a population of about 33,439 and a median household income of $75,498.

Population
33,4395,080 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$75,498about the Texas median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$642,110up 31.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,2695% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
52.3%17.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
49.4%15.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
925

Where 75238 is

Dallas, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population33,439
Median age35.3
Family households65.7%
Born outside the US18.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.1%
White (non-Hispanic)50.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Hispanic or Latino23.2%
Veterans4.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$75,498
Income per person$51,171
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k7.5%
$200k or more21.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,050
Mean adjusted gross income$140,674
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more19.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$526,100
Median gross rent$1,269
Rent as a share of household income34.8%
Owner-occupied49.4%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house48.6%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units24.4%
20 or more units18.4%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$642,110as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.3%
Typical asking rent$1,235as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$642,110$185,609

$185,609 in 2000 to $642,110 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.3%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home17.8%
Drives to work alone69.4%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments925
People employed14,011
Annual payroll$790,508,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 62.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.2 out of 100
Community resilience8.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$75,498$76,292$78,538
Income per person$51,171$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$526,100$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,269$1,339$1,348
Homeownership49.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home17.8%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US18.2%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.335.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRICHARDSON, TX US13.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January55.9°F / 35.8°F2.78 in rain
February60°F / 39.5°F3.37 in rain
March68.6°F / 47.5°F3.56 in rain
April75.4°F / 54.8°F3.52 in rain
May82.6°F / 63.6°F5.18 in rain
June90°F / 71.2°F3.83 in rain
July94.3°F / 75.3°F2.22 in rain
August94.8°F / 74.5°F2.48 in rain
September87.3°F / 67.1°F3.3 in rain
October77.5°F / 56.1°F5.26 in rain
November66.1°F / 45.6°F3.04 in rain
December57.3°F / 38°F3.37 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Richardson Independent School District78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Dallas Independent School District17.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Garland Independent School District3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability13.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75218 Dallas, TX3.6 km away
75231 Dallas, TX3.9 km away
75243 Dallas, TX4.2 km away
75042 Garland, TX5.4 km away
75041 Garland, TX6.3 km away
75228 Dallas, TX6.4 km away
75214 Dallas, TX7 km away
75046 Garland, TX7.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dallas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.58 sq mi
Population density5,080 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8770, -96.7080

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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