Dallas chimney service: SafeAir Duct & Chimney for area code 214

About homes and winters in area code 214

Area code 214/972/469/945 and its 972, 469 and 945 overlays cover Dallas and its northern and eastern suburbs, from Plano, Irving and Garland to Richardson, Frisco and McKinney. Much of it is newer: of roughly 1,801,000 homes and apartments, about 35% were built in 2000 or later and the median home dates from the 1990s, though 33% still predate 1980. About 60% are single-family detached houses.

Dallas is the third-most populous city in Texas and the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the largest metropolitan area in the South.

Winters are mild. NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Dallas Ft Worth Airport, TX show about 2,220 heating degree days a year, a January average of 46.3°F, and about 1.6 inches of snow.

The most common way to heat a home here is electricity (about 59% of occupied homes, per the Census), followed by utility gas at about 39%. Wood is the main heat in fewer than 2 in 100 homes, so most fireplaces here are for cool evenings, and gas fireplaces and inserts are common. Energy codes place it in IECC climate zone 2A (61%), 3A (39%). NFPA 211, the national chimney and venting standard, recommends an inspection every year no matter what you burn.

Sources: Census ACS 2018–2022 (B25034, B25040, B25024); NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020, Dallas Ft Worth Airport, TX (USW00003927); IECC 2021 climate zones by county (PNNL-33270); NFPA 211; Wikipedia: Dallas.