Noise Levels in 75141, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
47 dBA
Average noise across 75141
Quiet office
543
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
11% of 75141 residents
80 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 75141 at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 543 75141 residents, or 11.3%, live above that level. By land area, 28.5% of 75141 is above 55 dBA.
71.5% below 55 dBA
28.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 75141 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 75141
Average noise levels for 75141 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 75141. The highest population-weighted average is in central 75141; the lowest is in northern 75141, where just 7% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Central 75141
61.1 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northwestern 75141
61.1 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northeastern 75141
59.4 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern 75141
57.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northern 75141
51.0 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in central 75141 sounds about 101% louder than in northern 75141, a 10.1 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from Julius Schepps Fwy do you need to be?
Julius Schepps Fwy produces an estimated 78 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a quiet suburban street at night.
At source
78 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
66 dBA
Busy restaurant
330 ft
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
51 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
¼ mile
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 8% of 75141 sits under tree canopy (lighter than most zip codes) and roughly 41% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of 75141. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
Airport Noise
Dallas Love Field (DAL) sits northwest of 75141. The U.S. Department of Transportation models aviation noise around this airport from federal traffic data, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of 75141, particularly to the southeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 75141
The bar chart below shows the share of 75141 residents in each noise band. About 88% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 5% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 75141 Compares
75141 sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how 75141's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 75210, 75114, 75125, and 75152.
Average noise level (dBA)
75141's 47.3 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 75141 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 11.3% of 75141 residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 28.5% of 75141's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to 75141
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from Julius Schepps Fwy and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 8% of 75141 is under tree cover (lighter than most zip codes), and the dominant land cover is low-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Dallas Love Field's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
