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Sales tax in Denton, TX

8.25% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in Denton, TX is 8.25%, effective 2026-07-01.

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ZIP codes
13 on file · 4 wholly inside the city limits
County
Denton County
Levied by
Texas, Denton and Denton Cta
City limits of Denton, TX, covering 96.9 square miles of land
City limits · 96.9 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in Denton, TX is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in Denton, TX, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
Texas state 6.25% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
Denton city 1.5% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
Denton Cta transit authority 0.5% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
Combined rate 8.25%

ZIP codes in Denton

13 on file — 4 wholly inside the city limits and 9 crossing them. Each has its own page.

4 ZIP codes wholly inside Denton

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Denton's rate.

ZIP codes in Denton with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
76201 8.25% no other city
76203 8.25% no other city
76205 8.25% no other city
76209 8.25% no other city
9 ZIP codes crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside Denton. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in Denton with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
76207 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) no other city
76208 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Corinth, Lake Dallas and Shady Shores
76210 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Corinth
76226 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Argyle, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Highland Village and Northlake
76227 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Aubrey, Celina, Cross Roads, Krugerville, Little Elm, Oak Point, Prosper and Providence Village
76249 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Krum
76258 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Aubrey, Celina and Pilot Point
76259 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Ponder
76266 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Sanger

What can change the tax you pay in Denton, TX

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 8 of Denton's 13 ZIP codes are also reached by Aubrey, Celina, Corinth and Argyle and 18 other places, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Denton's.
  • Special districts. Denton Cta levies on top of the state, county and city. Districts like these are the usual reason two addresses a street apart pay different totals.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How Denton compares with the rest of Texas

Denton's 8.25% is the highest combined rate on file in Texas. Of the state's 2,598 ZIP codes with a figure, 1,235 land on the same one, 1,363 carry a lower figure and 0 a higher one. Across Texas the combined rate runs from 6.25% to 8.25%. See every city in Texas.

The most common combined sales tax figures in Texas, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
~8.25% 1,235 Denton
~7.25% 387
~6.75% 306
~7.75% 287
~6.25% 188

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

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