East Dallas

East Dallas
Area of Dallas
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Dallas
City	Dallas
Population (2016)
• Total	144,008
ZIP codes	75204, 75206, 75214, 75218, 75223, 75226, 75228,75246
Area code(s)	214, 469, 972

East Dallas, also referred to as the Lake & Garden District, is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas(United States).

White Rock Lake, located in the center of East Dallas, is considered “the crown jewel of the Dallas parks system”.The lake, along with the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden located on the east side of the lake, have strongly influenced and shaped the identity of the East Dallas area.

East Dallas is bounded by Northwest Highway on the north, Garland and Mesquite on the east, I-30 on the south, and Central Expressway on the west. East Dallas touches Highland Park, University Park, and Uptown on the west, North Dallas and Lake Highlands on the north, Garland and Mesquite on the east, and South and Southeast Dallas on the south.

Relation of East Dallas to other places:

Due to East Dallas stretching across a large section of the city, the locations of neighborhoods are generally categorized into smaller sub-areas. The neighborhoods in the following sub-areas are considered part of East Dallas:

Often, neighborhoods in East Dallas located west of White Rock Lake are generally grouped under the heading of the Lakewood or the M-Streets area. Lakewood and Greenland Hills(also known as the M-Streets) are themselves neighborhoods of their own; however due to their prominence, the surrounding neighborhoods are generalized as belonging to one of the neighborhoods. Skillman Street is often used as a dividing line between the Greater M-Street and Greater Lakewood areas, as the road is also the dividing line for the 75206 and 75214 zip codes.

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