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79835

ZIP 79835 is Canutillo, Texas, mostly in El Paso County; area code 915; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso +1 more
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
11,440
Coordinates
31.9357, -106.5961
☼ Live from 79835 — Canutillo, TX

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Where 79835 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79835
  • 🔢 Type 79835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,835 = 5 × 7 × 2281. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79834 (Big Bend National Park, TX, 275 mi away) and 79836 (Clint, TX, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79835 becomes 53897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 1,473 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯706 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79835 and you would come out at 31.94°S, 73.40°E — 1,214 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 8.9 square miles of land, 79835 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,440This ZIP11,440
Households3,616This ZIP3,616
Housing units4,170This ZIP4,170
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$45,924This ZIP$45,924Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$109,300This ZIP$109,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density1,291.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,291.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments249This ZIP249
Employees2,240This ZIP2,240
Annual payroll$67,122,000This ZIP$67,122,000
Tax returns filed5,590This ZIP5,590
Total adjusted gross income$233,239,000This ZIP$233,239,000

Land area

Land area8.86 sq miThis ZIP8.86 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 79835 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
El Paso County 98.8%
Doña Ana County 1.2%

Other place names in 79835

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ZIP codes near 79835

ZIPCityDistance
79913 El Paso, TX 1.4 mi
79821 Anthony, TX 2.9 mi
79911 El Paso, TX 3.5 mi
79932 El Paso, TX 4.3 mi
79912 El Paso, TX 7.0 mi
88027 Chamberino, NM 8.6 mi
79922 El Paso, TX 9.0 mi
88024 Berino, NM 9.1 mi
79934 El Paso, TX 9.6 mi
79904 El Paso, TX 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79835?

79835 is in Canutillo, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9357, -106.5961.

What county is 79835 in?

79835 spans 2 counties: El Paso County and Doña Ana County. Most of it falls in El Paso County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 79835?

Canutillo uses area code 915, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79835 in?

79835 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79835?

About 11,440 people live in ZIP code 79835, in 3,616 households, at 1,291.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 79835?

$45,924 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79835?

The closest are 79913 (1.4 mi), 79821 (2.9 mi), 79911 (3.5 mi), 79932 (4.3 mi) and 79912 (7 mi).

Is 79835 a PO Box ZIP code?

79835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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