79916
ZIP 79916 is in Fort Bliss, Texas, in El Paso County; area code 915; Mountain time. Fort Bliss has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 79918.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- El Paso
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Population
- 3,055
- Coordinates
- 31.8666, -106.3872
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Where 79916 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.
- 🔢 Type 79916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,916 = 2 × 2 × 19979. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011100000101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79915 (El Paso, TX, 8 mi away) and 79917 (El Paso, TX, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79916 becomes 61997, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17699, 19967, 61799, 71969, 76199, 79961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96917 in Inarajan, GU, 6,799 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯702 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79916 and you would come out at 31.87°S, 73.61°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 12.1 square miles of land, 79916 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,055This ZIP3,055 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 22.4This ZIP22.4Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.9%This ZIP13.9% |
| Mean commute | 8.8 minThis ZIP8.8 min |
| Population density | 253.3 / sq miThis ZIP253.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 41This ZIP41 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,158This ZIP1,158 |
| Annual payroll | $70,394,000This ZIP$70,394,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 12.06 sq miThis ZIP12.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 79916
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79916
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79918 | Fort Bliss, TX | 1.7 mi |
79908 | El Paso, TX | 2.7 mi |
79924 | El Paso, TX | 2.9 mi |
79925 | El Paso, TX | 4.4 mi |
79906 | El Paso, TX | 4.4 mi |
79904 | El Paso, TX | 4.7 mi |
79920 | El Paso, TX | 5.2 mi |
79930 | El Paso, TX | 6.2 mi |
79934 | El Paso, TX | 6.4 mi |
79903 | El Paso, TX | 6.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79916?
79916 is in Fort Bliss, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8666, -106.3872.
What county is 79916 in?
79916 lies in El Paso County.
What area code is 79916?
Fort Bliss uses area code 915, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79916 in?
79916 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 79916?
About 3,055 people live in ZIP code 79916, at 253.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79916?
The closest are 79918 (1.7 mi), 79908 (2.7 mi), 79924 (2.9 mi), 79925 (4.4 mi) and 79906 (4.4 mi).
Is 79916 a PO Box ZIP code?
79916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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