Texas city route guide · reference rank #1527

Yahoo Maps Melissa

Use the Melissa entry as a starting profile: Melissa is in Texas, part of Texas and the south-central United States, and listed with 26,194 in 2024 at source rank #1527. Yahoo Maps Melissa adds the route-planning layer, including the handoff from regional travel to a specific city destination.

Getting oriented in Melissa

The Gazetteer reference for Melissa is 33.29° N, 96.56° W. It places the entry in the southern half and the central and eastern interior, but it does not identify a building, gate, parking deck, or service road. For a weekend trip with parking and timing decisions, use the point to orient the trip, then replace the city-level reference with exact destination instructions.

A quick orientation to Melissa

Reference rank
#1527 of 1,700
State
Texas
Population reference
26,194 (2024)
Coordinates
33.29° N, 96.56° W
Census place ID
4847496
Page focus
Written route preparation without an interactive map

Decide where regional travel becomes local

The city boundary is not necessarily the moment the route becomes easy. A bridge, interchange, frontage road, or local grid may still be ahead. Identify the handoff from a regional road to the local street network before departure and decide where a safe reassessment could happen. The coordinate places Melissa in the southern half and the central and eastern interior, which helps with orientation while leaving the final address decision to the traveler.

Build a pause into the plan before the final local segment. Pulling over legally to verify the address is safer than trying to reconcile a marker, a sign, and an unfamiliar street while in motion. This Texas record for Melissa belongs to Texas and the south-central United States and is shaped by large freeway systems, frontage roads, long arterials, and fast-growing outer districts; the exact balance depends on the origin and departure time.

Use the city reference as orientation

Open Yahoo Maps Melissa with the trip’s real purpose in mind. A route for a weekend trip with parking and timing decisions may need a different stopping point from a through-trip, even when both are described with the name Melissa. Confirm that difference before comparing arrival times. The next comparison in the source list is Cliffside Park, so the ranking provides scale context but not a promise about travel time.

Use the reference data to understand the setting, then let the destination determine the last mile. The coordinate, rank, and population cannot identify a private road or a temporary access restriction. The coordinate places Melissa in the southern half and the central and eastern interior, which helps with orientation while leaving the final address decision to the traveler.

Update the plan from a safe position

Keep a current notice, destination instruction, or official road update close to the final review. It may reveal a closure or access change that a general route result does not explain. The 2024 figure of 26,194 describes the source profile for Melissa, not the traffic a driver will encounter today.

Use the route result to ask better questions, then verify the answers with current transportation notices, the destination, and what is visible on the road. For this #1527 reference entry, use the source facts to frame the trip and current official information to decide the route.

Check the last road and facility

Use Yahoo Maps Melissa before a weekend trip with parking and timing decisions to compare the marker with the place where the vehicle can actually stop. A destination can be geographically correct and still be inconvenient if a backup destination detail if the first entrance is restricted is ignored. The Texas road profile gives context for Melissa, while the source coordinate only identifies the general city-place position.

If the trip carries cargo, passengers, or equipment, confirm that the chosen access point can accommodate it. A route can be legal for the vehicle while the destination entrance is not practical. The Texas road profile gives context for Melissa, while the source coordinate only identifies the general city-place position.

The Melissa preparation sequence

The goal is not to memorize every turn; it is to know the route’s important handoffs and the action required at arrival. For this #1527 reference entry, use the source facts to frame the trip and current official information to decide the route.

  1. Review the final entrance while the route is still easy to change. The dataset places Melissa near 33.29° N, 96.56° W and records 26,194 in 2024; those facts support orientation, not certainty.
  2. Identify the crossing, interchange, or junction that controls the approach. The coordinate places Melissa in the southern half and the central and eastern interior, which helps with orientation while leaving the final address decision to the traveler.
  3. Contact the destination before departure when an access instruction is unclear. The source record for Melissa uses 33.29° N, 96.56° W and a 2024 population-estimate reference of 26,194.
  4. Treat Melissa as reached only when the arrival action is possible. The 2024 figure of 26,194 describes the source profile for Melissa, not the traffic a driver will encounter today.