 The city is bordered to the west by Dallas, to the north by Garland, to the northeast by Sunnyvale, to the south by Seagoville and Dallas, and to the southwest by Balch Springs.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.33%, is covered by water.Mesquite is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, in which one quarter of all Texans live.