Rowlett-At-A-Glance

Rowlett is a city of over 54,000 residents situated on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard in northeast Dallas County, approximately 20 miles from downtown Dallas. Located just north of Interstate Highway 30, the city is convenient to much of the shopping and entertainment in the Dallas / Ft. Worth Metroplex.

Rowlett offers an escape to the quiet, relaxed atmosphere of lakeside living. As one of the top ten metropolitan cities showing the largest population and housing growth rates from 1990 - 2000, the City of Rowlett is still able to offer affordable housing, thriving business opportunities and a friendly hometown atmosphere. 

The City of Rowlett contains over 385 acres of parkland, a golf course, sports fields, a skateboard park, a community center, a nature trail, a 15,600 sq. ft. library and a medical center with over 350 physicians on staff, 112 beds and 600 employees.

The history of Rowlett began over 150 years ago; and was named for Rowlett Creek, a major tributary of the east fork of the Trinity River. The creek received its name from Daniel Rowlett a leading citizen of Fannin County.

In the late 1800’s the city became a railroad town when the Greenville & Dallas Railroad established a depot here. By 1918, Rowlett had a bank, post office, barber shop, telephone exchange, blacksmith shop, corn mill, two cotton gins, four stores and a two-story schoolhouse.

The completion of Lake Ray Hubbard in 1971 made Rowlett a lakefront community and growth became inevitable. From a population of 5,100 in 1978, Rowlett has grown to over 50,800 in 2004. The projected growth is 75,000 by the year 2020.

Lake Ray Hubbard is owned and maintained by the City of Dallas and Dallas Water Utilities. The lake’s main purpose is not recreational, but as supply of fresh water for the Dallas area. The lake extends 14 miles in length and covers an area of 22,745 acres. The shoreline measures 78.4 miles, with over 4,217 acres used as park and open space. Two peninsulas within the lake lie within the borders of Rowlett.

Over 385 acres of land have been set aside for parks and recreation activities for Rowlett residents. Facilities include picnic areas, playgrounds, sport fields, a skateboard park, tennis courts, the Community Centre, and a new WetZone Family Water Park.

Rowlett has an excellent transportation system. Interstate Highway 30 provides convenient and timely transportation to downtown Dallas. The President George Bush Tollway (190) connects Rowlett to the Telecom Corridor to the north. Lakeview Pkwy. (S.H. 66) links the city to Rockwall on the east and Garland on the west.

Rowlett is also served by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) System with an express bus route that provides non-stop service to downtown Dallas each weekday and several local routes that travel to the nearby Garland Central Transit Center, offering transfers to other routes in the DART System. Rail travel is available to & from Garland and is estimated to reach Rowlett by 2012.

The City of Rowlett is located in two counties and is served by two school districts —Garland I.S.D. and Rockwall I.S.D. The majority of the city is located in Dallas County. From Dalrock Road east, the city is in Rockwall County. 

For additional information about our community, please visit the following:
City of Rowlett Information
City Hall 
4000 Main Street, Rowlett TX 75088
(972) 412-6100
www.rowlett.com

Community Profile & Economic Development Information On Line
www.locationtexas.com
www.nctcog.org

Geographical Information / Maps
http://gisweb.rowletttx.org

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION:
Auto Registration
Dallas County 
(214) 653-7811
140 North Garland Avenue - Garland

Auto Registration
Rockwall County
(972) 882-0350
101 S. Fannin - Rockwall

Auto License 
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
(214) 861-2125
I-30 Service Road at Beltline - Garland 

Better Business Bureau (Dallas)
(214) 220-2000
www.dallas.bbb.org

DART Bus Routes/Passes
(214) 979-1111
www.dart.org

Dallas Voters Registration 
(214) 637-7937
www.dallcoelections.org

Driver’s License Changes / Vehicle Registration
www.txdps.state.tx.us

School District Information
Garland ISD
(Encompasses Garland/Rowlett/Sachse schools)
(972) 494-8201
www.garlandisd.net

Rockwall ISD
(972) 771-0605
www.rockwallisd.net

Tax Information
Dallas County Appraisal 
(214) 631-0910

Dallas County Tax Office 
(214) 653-7811

Rockwall County Tax Office
(972) 882-0350

Utility Services for Rowlett Residents

Water/Sewer/ Garbage 
City of Rowlett
(972) 412-6105
4004 Main Street - Rowlett 

Electric Service
Texas Choice
1-866-PWR-4TEX
www.powertochoose.org

Gas Service
Atmos Energy
www.atmosenergy.com
(800) 460-3030

Telephone Service / Television / High-Speed Internet
Verizon
Residential (800) 483-4400
Commercial (800) 483-5400
www.verizon.com

Time Warner Cable 
(972) 445-5555
www.timewarnercable.com

All information provided is believed to be true and accurate,
but is not guaranteed. Some information taken from City of Rowlett website.

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