Sand Branch, Dallas County, Texas

Sand Branch (sometimes spelled Sandbranch) is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

The Sand Branch Community has long been considered one of the poorest areas in Dallas County.

[3] The area's living conditions and lack of basic services in the largely lower-income, predominantly African American community resemble a "non-border colonia" because of its similarities to those settlements situated along the southwestern United States border with Mexico.

[4] One of the challenges of the community is that residents must transport water to use it: despite existing next to a wastewater treatment facility, no water infrastructure exists in Sand Branch (due to its unincorporated status), and the wells are non-potable due to decades of contamination.

They are: Public education in the community of Sand Branch is provided by the Dallas Independent School District.