Town guide

Cockrell Hill, Texas

Cockrell Hill is a city in Dallas County, Texas, home to about 3,703 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 75211.

Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population3,7036,384 per sq mi
Median home value$189,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$207Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cockrell Hill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cockrell Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Love Field (DAL)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Dallas, TX9 miles away

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

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

Who represents Cockrell Hill

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

Cockrell Hill had 3,815 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.

It’s the 510th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Dallas County grew from 82,726 residents in 1900 to 2,613,539 in 2020.

Cockrell Hill population by census2000: 4,443, 2010: 4,193, 2020: 3,8154,44320004,19320103,8152020

Dallas County, 1900–2020

Dallas County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,726, 1910: 135,748, 1920: 210,551, 1930: 325,691, 1940: 398,564, 1950: 614,799, 1960: 951,527, 1970: 1,327,321, 1980: 1,556,390, 1990: 1,852,810, 2000: 2,218,899, 2010: 2,368,139, 2020: 2,613,53983K’00’10211K’20’30399K’40’50952K’60’701.6M’80’902.2M’00’102.6M’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 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Cockrell HillJan: high 57°F, low 38°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 41°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; May: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 72°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 75°F, 1.9 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 75°F, 1.8 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 68°F, 3 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 47°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in57°38°Jan2.662°41°Feb2.669°48°Mar3.676°55°Apr3.784°64°May4.391°72°Jun3.996°75°Jul1.996°75°Aug1.889°68°Sep3.079°58°Oct4.567°47°Nov2.859°39°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Redbird Ap, TX weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Dallas County

1,648,702 jobs at 71,182 businesses in Dallas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dallas CountyHealth care and social assistance: 190,232 jobs; Professional services: 163,245 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 151,067 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 141,469 jobs; Retail trade: 136,741 jobs; Administrative and support: 129,314 jobs; Manufacturing: 111,111 jobs; Finance and insurance: 109,454 jobsHealth care and social assistance 12% Professional services 10% Transportation and warehousing 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Retail trade 8% Administrative and support 8% Manufacturing 7% Finance and insurance 7%

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

Health care

255 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cockrell Hill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Methodist Dallas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dallas5.2 miles
  • Methodist Charlton Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dallas6.1 miles
  • Childrens Medical Ctr of DallasChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Dallas6.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors28
Specialist doctors2
Dentists40
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants61
Mental health providers78
Physical and occupational therapists27
Optometrists7
Chiropractors12
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 Cockrell Hill

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Arcadia Park · 37 acres1.0 mi
  • Mountain View Park · 11 acres0.5 mi
  • Arcadia Heights Park · 4 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • El Rancho0.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi

Libraries

  • Arcadia Park Branch Library1.9 mi
  • Dallas West Branch Library4.2 mi
  • North Oak Cliff Branch Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters4.6 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar4.6 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center4.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Arts Mission Oak Cliff3.6 mi
  • The Kessler Theater3.9 mi
  • James W Ince Amphitheater4.2 mi
  • Texas Theatre4.7 mi
  • Oak Cliff Cultural Center4.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Cockrell Hill

Public schools here are run by Dallas ISD, Golden Rule Charter School, Life School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (20)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Anson Jones ElDallasPre-K–6539Public1.4 mi
Arcadia Park ElDallasPre-K–6568Public1.9 mi
Arturo Salazar ElDallasPre-K–5424Public2.2 mi
Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. ElDallasPre-K–5444Public0.7 mi
George Peabody ElDallasPre-K–6318Public2.1 mi
Golden RuleDallasPre-K–599Charter1.1 mi
Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak CliffDallasPre-K–5443Public1.6 mi
L O Donald ElDallasPre-K–5324Public1.1 mi
Leila P Cowart ElDallasPre-K–5515Public2.1 mi
Leslie A Stemmons ElDallasPre-K–5603Public1.1 mi
Lida Hooe ElDallasPre-K–5310Public2.9 mi
Louise Wolff Kahn ElDallasPre-K–6533Public3.0 mi
Mary Mcleod Bethune ElDallasPre-K–5538Public0.4 mi
Nancy J Cochran ElDallasPre-K–5455Public1.2 mi
Stevens Park ElDallasPre-K–6631Public3.1 mi
Life School Mountain CreekDallasK–8354Charter0.8 mi
L V Stockard MiddleDallas6–8728Public2.3 mi
Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle Steam AcademyDallas7–8556Public3.2 mi
Moises E Molina H SDallas9–122,006Public0.7 mi
Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt ViewDallas9–12474Public0.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Mount St Michael Catholic SchoolDallasPre-K–8117Roman Catholic1.3 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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