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79904

ZIP 79904 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
32,976
Coordinates
31.8492, -106.4648
☼ Live from 79904 — El Paso, TX

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Where 79904 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 79904
  • 🔢 Type 79904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 227. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79903 (El Paso, TX, 5 mi away) and 79905 (El Paso, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79904 becomes 40997 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walker, KY, 1,343 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,134 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 79904 and you would come out at 31.85°S, 73.54°E — 1,221 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 12.0 square miles of land, 79904 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,976This ZIP32,976
Households12,563This ZIP12,563
Housing units13,696This ZIP13,696
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,841This ZIP$41,841Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$127,100This ZIP$127,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density2,759.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,759.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments282This ZIP282
Employees3,071This ZIP3,071
Annual payroll$106,270,000This ZIP$106,270,000
Tax returns filed12,780This ZIP12,780
Total adjusted gross income$560,366,000This ZIP$560,366,000

Land area

Land area11.95 sq miThis ZIP11.95 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79904

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

ZIP codes near 79904

ZIPCityDistance
79920 El Paso, TX 1.8 mi
79930 El Paso, TX 2.7 mi
79906 El Paso, TX 3.8 mi
79912 El Paso, TX 4.1 mi
79903 El Paso, TX 4.6 mi
79916 Fort Bliss, TX 4.7 mi
79924 El Paso, TX 4.7 mi
79902 El Paso, TX 4.8 mi
79918 Fort Bliss, TX 5.6 mi
79968 El Paso, TX 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79904?

79904 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8492, -106.4648.

What county is 79904 in?

79904 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79904?

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

What time zone is 79904 in?

79904 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79904?

About 32,976 people live in ZIP code 79904, in 12,563 households, at 2,759.3 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 79904?

$41,841 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79904?

The closest are 79920 (1.8 mi), 79930 (2.7 mi), 79906 (3.8 mi), 79912 (4.1 mi) and 79903 (4.6 mi).

Is 79904 a PO Box ZIP code?

79904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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