Town guide

Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, home to about 14,714 people across 7.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30132 and 30157.

Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population14,7141,994 per sq mi
Median home value$251,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$170Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Dallas

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Dallas

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA26 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL569 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dallas; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dallas

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dallas had 14,042 residents in the 2020 census, up 178% since 2000.

It’s the 88th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Paulding County grew from 12,969 residents in 1900 to 168,661 in 2020.

Dallas population by census2000: 5,056, 2010: 11,544, 2020: 14,0425,056200011,544201014,0422020

Paulding County, 1900–2020

Paulding County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,969, 1910: 14,124, 1920: 14,025, 1930: 12,327, 1940: 12,832, 1950: 11,752, 1960: 13,101, 1970: 17,520, 1980: 26,110, 1990: 41,611, 2000: 81,678, 2010: 142,324, 2020: 168,66113K’00’1014K’20’3013K’40’5013K’60’7026K’80’9082K’00’10169K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 54.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DallasJan: high 53°F, low 31°F, 4.9 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 34°F, 5.1 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 40°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; May: high 81°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 68°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 68°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 50°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 4.4 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 5 in53°31°Jan4.957°34°Feb5.165°40°Mar5.174°48°Apr4.381°57°May4.087°65°Jun4.790°68°Jul4.889°68°Aug4.285°61°Sep4.475°50°Oct3.464°39°Nov4.455°34°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas 7 Ne, GA weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Paulding County

23,321 jobs at 2,423 businesses in Paulding County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Paulding CountyRetail trade: 5,614 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,452 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,004 jobs; Construction: 2,387 jobs; Other services: 1,327 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,146 jobs; Professional services: 799 jobs; Manufacturing: 794 jobsRetail trade 24% Hotels and restaurants 19% Health care and social assistance 17% Construction 10% Other services 6% Administrative and support 5% Professional services 3% Manufacturing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

342 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dallas’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hiram3.1 miles
  • Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Villa Rica12.4 miles
  • Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Douglasville13.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors14
Specialist doctors11
Dentists22
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants71
Mental health providers114
Physical and occupational therapists69
Optometrists7
Chiropractors34
Pharmacies21

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dallas

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Sara Babb Park · 13 acres1.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park · 8 acres0.5 mi
  • Dallas City Dog Park · 8 acres0.8 mi
  • Memorial Forest at Sara Babb · 1 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Kroger0.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Paulding County Public Library1.6 mi

Museums

  • The Hiram Rosenwald School & Museum5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Amphitheater5.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1854.

Notable people born here

  • Jayne County (1947) · American singer (born 1947)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Dallas

Public schools here are run by Paulding County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (20)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Allgood Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5811Public2.8 mi
Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5996Public10.9 mi
C. A. Roberts Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5668Public4.3 mi
Dallas Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5513Public0.4 mi
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadDallasPre-K–51,389Public8.5 mi
Lillian C. Poole Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5460Public5.1 mi
Nebo Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5874Public5.2 mi
Northside Elementary SchoolDallasPre-K–5626Public3.0 mi
Roland W. Russom ElementaryDallasPre-K–5982Public9.2 mi
WC Abney ElementaryDallasPre-K–51,324Public4.9 mi
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle SchoolDallas6–8809Public8.3 mi
East Paulding Middle SchoolDallas6–8630Public5.4 mi
Herschel Jones Middle SchoolDallas6–8728Public1.1 mi
Lena Mae Moses Middle SchoolDallas6–8921Public3.7 mi
P. B. Ritch Middle SchoolDallas6–8690Public4.0 mi
Sammy McClure Sr. Middle SchoolDallas6–8834Public11.0 mi
South Paulding Middle SchoolDallas6–8507Public6.7 mi
East Paulding High SchoolDallas9–121,985Public5.6 mi
North Paulding High SchoolDallas9–123,015Public11.3 mi
Paulding County High SchoolDallas9–122,099Public1.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Goddard School of DallasDallasPre-K–120Nonsectarian8.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Hiram.

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