Far North Dallas is the section of the city of Dallas, Texas which extends north of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway. Far North Dallas is part of North Dallas but is viewed as a distinct area. The area has strong social, economic, and political ties to two inner suburbs of Dallas, Richardson and Addison.
The following neighborhoods are generally considered part of or closely connected with Far North Dallas; however, some of them may not be located entirely within Far North Dallas or may be considered parts of Far North Dallas by some and not others.
The Collin County portion of Far North Dallas is served by the Plano Independent School District, zoned to Plano West Senior High School. Portions of Far North Dallas in Dallas County are served by the Richardson Independent School District, zoned to J. J. Pearce High School or Richardson High School. The Denton County portion of Far North Dallas is served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, and students are zoned to R. L. Turner High School or Newman Smith High School.
Dallas hosts the state's largest Jewish community with population estimates 75,000 people of the state's estimated Jewish population of around 220,685 people, some large Orthodox Shuls are Ohev Shalom, Shaare Tefilla, Ohr HaTorah, and Toras Chaim.
The Far North community of the Dallas Jewish community has by far the largest population of Orthodox Jews, the Far North Jews live within an eruv containing the entire area of Far North Dallas.
The area is served by three branches of the Dallas Public Library system:
Far North Dallas is split between Dallas City Council Districts 11 and 12, represented by Bill Roth and Cara Mendelsohn, respectively.
As the majority of North Dallas was developed in the late 20th century, the primary mode of local transportation is the automobile and the area has a low density compared with neighborhoods built in the early 20th century. Efforts made by the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation received varying degrees of support from Far North Dallas residents. Plans to build a commuter or light rail line through the Far North Dallas area along the "Cotton Belt" (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway) met opposition from residents and local organizations in the early 2000s.
In 2018, prior to the start of construction on the Silver Line, DART cancelled the construction of two of the three stations located in Far North Dallas, one on Coit Road and the other on Preston Road, over local community opposition. In 2019, construction began on the railway plan, which opened in 2025 after delays from the COVID-19 pandemic. Knoll Trail Station is the only station on the line located in Far North Dallas, although Addison station and UT Dallas station are nearby.
Addison Airport, a general aviation airport, is adjacent to Far North Dallas in Addison.