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79924

ZIP 79924 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
60,364
Coordinates
31.9022, -106.4135
☼ Live from 79924 — El Paso, TX

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Where 79924 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 79924
  • 🔢 Type 79924 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,924 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 29 × 53. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79923 (El Paso, TX, 16 mi away) and 79925 (El Paso, TX, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79924 becomes 42997, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27499, 27949, 29479, 47929, 47992, 49279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99742 in Gambell, AK, 3,515 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯701 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79924 and you would come out at 31.90°S, 73.59°E — 1,218 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 12.4 square miles of land, 79924 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population60,364This ZIP60,364
Households21,836This ZIP21,836
Housing units23,182This ZIP23,182
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,976This ZIP$56,976Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$148,500This ZIP$148,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density4,875.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,875.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments584This ZIP584
Employees8,595This ZIP8,595
Annual payroll$287,442,000This ZIP$287,442,000
Tax returns filed26,950This ZIP26,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,127,187,000This ZIP$1,127,187,000

Land area

Land area12.38 sq miThis ZIP12.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79924

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ZIP codes near 79924

ZIPCityDistance
79916 Fort Bliss, TX 2.9 mi
79934 El Paso, TX 3.5 mi
79918 Fort Bliss, TX 4.6 mi
79904 El Paso, TX 4.7 mi
79908 El Paso, TX 5.6 mi
79920 El Paso, TX 6.1 mi
79906 El Paso, TX 6.4 mi
79930 El Paso, TX 7.1 mi
79925 El Paso, TX 7.2 mi
79911 El Paso, TX 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79924?

79924 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9022, -106.4135.

What county is 79924 in?

79924 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79924?

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

What time zone is 79924 in?

79924 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79924?

About 60,364 people live in ZIP code 79924, in 21,836 households, at 4,875.1 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 79924?

$56,976 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79924?

The closest are 79916 (2.9 mi), 79934 (3.5 mi), 79918 (4.6 mi), 79904 (4.7 mi) and 79908 (5.6 mi).

Is 79924 a PO Box ZIP code?

79924 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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