Rockwall, Texas
Rockwall is a city and the seat of Rockwall County, situated in the Dallas-Fort Worth region about 12 miles east of Garland along the eastern shore of Lake Ray Hubbard. The county takes its name from a buried natural rock formation resembling a wall that early settlers uncovered in the area. Once a rural farming community, Rockwall has grown into a lakeside suburb on the northeastern edge of the Dallas metropolitan area.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 53,980
- Change from 2020 base
- +14.1%
- Land area
- 29.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Rockwall County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Rockwall County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Rockwall
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Rockwall.
County Identity
Rockwall is the smallest county in Texas by land area
At only 147 square miles, Rockwall is the smallest county in Texas, a fact that shapes everything from its rapid growth to the tight-knit feel of its communities.
Property Tax Basics
Two offices handle your property taxes in Rockwall County
Rockwall County splits property tax duties between two separate offices, and knowing which does what saves you a wasted trip.
Place Name Origin
The county gets its name from a strange underground rock formation
In 1851, farmers digging a well found a strange rock wall running underground. That formation gave the county and its county seat their names.
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