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79903

ZIP 79903 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County; area code 915; Mountain time. El Paso has 137 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
14,715
Coordinates
31.7862, -106.4419
☼ Live from 79903 — El Paso, TX

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Where 79903 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 79903
  • 🔢 Type 79903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79903 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79902 (El Paso, TX, 3 mi away) and 79904 (El Paso, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79903 becomes 30997, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07399, 07939, 37909, 39079, 39097, 73099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99703 in Fort Wainwright, AK, 2,868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯708 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79903 and you would come out at 31.79°S, 73.56°E — 1,226 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 04m.
  • 📏 At 3.1 square miles of land, 79903 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,715This ZIP14,715
Households5,741This ZIP5,741
Housing units6,801This ZIP6,801
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,155This ZIP$37,155Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$128,400This ZIP$128,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$898This ZIP$898Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density4,824.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,824.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments514This ZIP514
Employees8,706This ZIP8,706
Annual payroll$274,864,000This ZIP$274,864,000
Tax returns filed7,510This ZIP7,510
Total adjusted gross income$310,478,000This ZIP$310,478,000

Land area

Land area3.05 sq miThis ZIP3.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79903

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79903

ZIPCityDistance
79905 El Paso, TX 1.7 mi
79906 El Paso, TX 2.1 mi
79930 El Paso, TX 2.3 mi
79920 El Paso, TX 2.7 mi
79901 El Paso, TX 2.9 mi
79902 El Paso, TX 3.2 mi
79941 El Paso, TX 3.3 mi
79943 El Paso, TX 3.3 mi
79944 El Paso, TX 3.3 mi
79945 El Paso, TX 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79903?

79903 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7862, -106.4419.

What county is 79903 in?

79903 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79903?

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

What time zone is 79903 in?

79903 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79903?

About 14,715 people live in ZIP code 79903, in 5,741 households, at 4,824.6 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 79903?

$37,155 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79903?

The closest are 79905 (1.7 mi), 79906 (2.1 mi), 79930 (2.3 mi), 79920 (2.7 mi) and 79901 (2.9 mi).

Is 79903 a PO Box ZIP code?

79903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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