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Merit is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is located 15 miles northwest of Greenville. Although it is unincorporated, Merit has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75458.

The Bland Independent School District serves area students.

Prominent Houston attorney Joe Rollins (1918-2008) was born in Merit.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen climate classification system indicates Merit has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.