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Richardson, Texas — From Wikipedia
Richardson, Texas | |
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A plaza near Galatyn Park station in 2019 | |
| Nickname: “The Telecom Corridor” | |
Location within Dallas County and Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′54″N 96°43′47″W / 32.94833°N 96.72972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas and Collin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City council | Mayor Amir Omar Arefin Shamsul Curtis Dorian Jennifer Justice Dan Barrios Joe Corcoran Ken Hutchenrider |
| • City manager | Don Magner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.66 sq mi (74.22 km2) |
| • Land | 28.57 sq mi (73.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 119,469 |
| • Rank | US: 240th |
| • Density | 4,169.0/sq mi (1,609.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75080–75083, 75085 |
| Area codes | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-61796 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410933[3] |
| Website | cor |
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Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[5] As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469.[6] Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor, with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson’s 28 square miles (73 km2), including many of the world’s largest telecommunications and networking companies, such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, ZTE, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Qorvo, and Fujitsu.[7][8] Richardson’s largest employment base is provided by the insurance industry, with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas‘s headquarters, a regional hub for the insurance company GEICO, regional offices for UnitedHealth Group#UnitedHealthcare, and one of State Farm Insurance‘s three national regional hubs located in the community.[9]