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The City of Melissa is a fast growing North Texas
community with a population of approximately 4,300. Melissa is located thirty
five miles north of downtown Dallas. Situated in northeast Collin County,
Melissa is in a dynamic growth area with a region encompassing nine counties
and spanning one hundred miles with a population of over four million. The
close proximity to Dallas and its suburbs offer easy access to all parts of the
Metroplex, including Fort Worth, and other areas of Texas as well.
Melissa encompasses approximately seven square miles
with a terrain with rolling hills situated between the East fork of the Trinity
River and Sister Grove Creek. The City of Melissa is located a short distance
from two popular Texas lakes, Lake Lavon and Lake Texoma.
Making easy access for travel in all directions,
Melissa has three intersecting highways. Highway 75 and Highway 5 (McKinney
Street) provide easy access south to Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, and north
to Oklahoma. Highway 75 also intersects with Interstate 635, the major business
loop around Dallas. State Highway 121 runs northeast and southwest providing
access south to DFW International Airport and south to the Dallas North
Tollway.
DFW International Airport is the world's third
busiest, offering nearly 2,000 flights per day and serving 54 million
passengers a year. DFW International Airport provides non-stop service to 132
domestic and 30 international destinations worldwide.
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