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Northwest Dallas
Nickname(s): 
Westhollow
Location in Dallas
Location in Dallas
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Dallas
City Dallas
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
ZIP codes
75207, 75220, 75229, 75234, 75235, 75247
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972

Northwest Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, (USA).

Geography

There are a number of residential and commercial neighborhoods in Northwest Dallas. Of particular note are Love Field, home of Dallas Love Field airport, and the Stemmons Corridor, a stretch of hotels and office towers along Interstate 35E. The Asian Trade District is located just south of the I-35E/I-635 junction.

Love Field is also home to Bachman Lake, a small freshwater lake, fed by the Bachman Branch of the Trinity River.

Transportation

Trains

Light rail

  • DART: Orange Line and Green Line listed south to north
    • Medical/Market Center Station
    • Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station
    • Inwood Station
    • Love Field Station
    • Burbank Station
    • Bachman Station
  • DART: Green Line only listed south to north
    • Walnut Hill/Denton Station
    • Royal Lane Station

Highways

Education

The Dallas Independent School District serves Northwest Dallas.

DISD operates the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex in Addison, near Northwest Dallas.

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