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Low Water Pressure in Dallas, TX

Outside tap mounted on a house wall, the fixture closest to the incoming supply
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Dallas has 552,606 occupied homes across 105 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1979. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Dallas sits 18 years older than the TX median of 1997. Of the 128 TX towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 95% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 2nd.

What 1979 tells you about the pipe in Dallas

Housing of this vintage generally means copper as the usual supply material, so corrosion narrowing the pipe is far less likely. In houses of this era a whole-house pressure drop points at the pressure-reducing valve, the main shut-off, or the supply side of the meter rather than at the pipe itself. More on 1970s supply pipe.

44% of occupied homes in Dallas are owner-occupied, 32 points below the TX figure of 76%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Dallas ZIP codes is $64,589, 31% below the TX median of $93,661.

Before calling anyone in Dallas, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Dallas

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
75201200212,039
7520219911,798
7520319686,091
75204200320,712
7520519899,410
75206199022,556
7520720122,342
75208195312,557
7520919746,828
7521019662,717
75211196222,520
7521219958,724
75214196515,637
7521519677,461
75216195918,811
75217196823,923
7521819609,790
75219200116,540
75220197613,794
7522319524,364
75224195911,675
7522519869,057
7522620002,860
75227197418,282
75228196824,299
75229196711,698
75230197913,370
75231198117,605
75232196711,186
7523319704,734
75234197312,417
7523520029,218
7523619946,983
7523719857,856
75238197213,265
75240198010,649
75241197410,212
75243198227,388
7524419805,664
7524619511,273
752471974288
75248198016,917
7524919895,067
7525119982,204
75252198913,219
7525319986,973
75254198412,001
75287199027,632

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ZIP codes we route in Dallas

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