Shady Shores is a town in Denton County, Texas, home to about 2,922 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76208.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Denton; part is in Shady Shores
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shady Shores. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)22 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX34 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shady Shores; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Shady Shores had 2,764 residents in the 2020 census, up 89% since 2000.
It’s the 592nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Denton County grew from 28,318 residents in 1900 to 906,422 in 2020.
Denton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denton 2 Se, TX weather station (3 miles away).
280,349 jobs at 20,025 businesses in Denton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
104 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shady Shores.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 15 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 39 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 22 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1932.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Denton ISD, Lake Dallas ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge ElDenton | Pre-K–5 | 660 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Pecan Creek ElDenton | Pre-K–5 | 656 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Shady Shores ElShady Shores | Pre-K–5 | 554 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Stephens ElShady Shores | Pre-K–5 | 422 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Bettye Myers MiddleShady Shores | 6–8 | 827 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Ryan H SDenton | 9–12 | 2,051 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koan SchoolDenton | K–12 | 81 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 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 Denton and Corinth.
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