Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana Texas City Hall
Nickname(s): 
The Texas Side, T-Town, TK, Kana, Twin City
Motto: 
Twice as Nice
Location of Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana
Location within Texas
Texarkana
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°28′34″N 94°06′30″W / 33.47611°N 94.10833°W / 33.47611; -94.10833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBowie
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
  Total
29.47 sq mi (76.33 km2)
  Land29.03 sq mi (75.20 km2)
  Water0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
Elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
36,193
  Density1,228.13/sq mi (474.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
755XX.
Area codes903, 430
FIPS code48-72368
GNIS feature ID2412054
Websiteci.texarkana.tx.us

Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately 180 miles (290 km) from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census.

The city and its Arkansas counterpart form the core of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. The two cities had a combined population of 65,580 in the 2020 decennial census, and the metropolitan area had a population of 149,482.