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Rockwall is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States, which is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. It is the county seat of Rockwall County. The U. S. Census Bureau estimates that as of the 2020 census, Rockwall's population is 47,251, up from 45,888 in 2019. The name Rockwall is derived from a naturally jointed geological formation, which has the appearance of an artificial wall.

The association of Paleo Indian artifacts with extinct Pleistocene mammal remains in various archeological sites within the Texas Prairie Savannah Region of eastern North Central Texas, including a site in Collin County, and Clovis points recovered from the Brushy Creek Clovis Site in Hunt County demonstrates that the Rockwall region was occupied by prehistoric Native American cultures at least as far back as 13,500 to 13,000 years ago. More recently, the Rockwall region was occupied by Caddo Indians. Creek Indians moved to the area in the early 19th century. In 1851, the first Anglo American settlers moved to the area, and wells were dug. During the digging, they found large underground rock walls that were initially believed to be man made. Later study of the wall like features by geologists and archaeologists found them to be jointed, natural sandstone dikes that had intruded Cretaceous marl.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.6 square miles (82 km2), of which 22.3 square miles (58 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km2) (1.63%) is water. Rockwall is on the eastern shore of Lake Ray Hubbard, approximately 20 miles northeast of Dallas. It is on state highways 205 and 66, north of Interstate 30.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rockwall has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

+Rockwall racial composition as of 2020 (NH = Non Hispanic)RaceNumberPercentageWhite (NH)30,78665.15%Black or African American (NH)3,7067.84%Native American or Alaska Native (NH)2050.43%Asian (NH)1,7053.61%Pacific Islander (NH)290.06%Some Other Race (NH)1280.27%Mixed/Multi Racial (NH)2,0434.32%Hispanic or Latino8,64918.3%Total47,251
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 47,251 people, 16,151 households, and 12,771 families residing in the city.

Rockwall is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bob Hall, District 2, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Justin Holland, House District 33.

At the Federal level, the two U. S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Rockwall is part of Texas' 4th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Republican Pat Fallon.

The city is served by the Rockwall Independent School District. There are two public high schools in Rockwall: Rockwall High School and Rockwall Heath High School. There are sixteen elementary schools and three middle schools in Rockwall.

The city is home to the Higher Education Center at Rockwall, which is part of the community college district, Collin College. The campus is the District's first campus outside of Collin County itself. Texas A&M University Commerce holds classes at the center.

Rockwall offers many different sports complexes as well as activities. Airport Road boasts baseball fields, as well as the Landing Point complex containing the Texas International Fencing Center, zipline and dance facilities. The Rockwall Indoor Sports Expo is located on South 205. Lake Ray Hubbard has several boating marinas and is used for jet skiing. Rockwall also offers 2 different Golf Courses within 17 miles of the center of Rockwall.

In 2013, forensic geologist, Scott Wolter, on the television show America Unearthed, visited Rockwall to investigate the claims that the wall might have been manmade, and the conclusion of the episode was that the underground structure was natural and not man made.