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79838

ZIP 79838 is Fabens, Texas, in El Paso County; area code 915; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
4,969
Coordinates
31.4863, -106.1611
☼ Live from 79838 — Fabens, TX

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Where 79838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79838
  • 🔢 Type 79838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,838 = 2 × 11 × 19 × 191. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79837 (Dell City, TX, 72 mi away) and 79839 (Fort Hancock, TX, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79838 becomes 83897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38879, 78389, 78839, 78938, 97388, 97838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98378 in Retsil, WA, 1,408 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯716 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79838 and you would come out at 31.49°S, 73.84°E — 1,248 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 79838 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,969This ZIP4,969
Households1,850This ZIP1,850
Housing units2,210This ZIP2,210
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$43,367This ZIP$43,367Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$95,800This ZIP$95,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$606This ZIP$606Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density161.3 / sq miThis ZIP161.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees581This ZIP581
Annual payroll$20,109,000This ZIP$20,109,000

Land area

Land area30.80 sq miThis ZIP30.80 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 79838

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ZIP codes near 79838

ZIPCityDistance
79836 Clint, TX 6.5 mi
79853 Tornillo, TX 6.8 mi
79849 San Elizario, TX 8.0 mi
79927 El Paso, TX 12.9 mi
79928 El Paso, TX 13.6 mi
79910 El Paso, TX 16.6 mi
79914 El Paso, TX 16.6 mi
79917 El Paso, TX 16.6 mi
79923 El Paso, TX 16.6 mi
79926 El Paso, TX 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79838?

79838 is in Fabens, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4863, -106.1611.

What county is 79838 in?

79838 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79838?

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

What time zone is 79838 in?

79838 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79838?

About 4,969 people live in ZIP code 79838, in 1,850 households, at 161.3 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 79838?

$43,367 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79838?

The closest are 79836 (6.5 mi), 79853 (6.8 mi), 79849 (8 mi), 79927 (12.9 mi) and 79928 (13.6 mi).

Is 79838 a PO Box ZIP code?

79838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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