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79930

ZIP 79930 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
24,123
Coordinates
31.8104, -106.4690
☼ Live from 79930 — El Paso, TX

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Where 79930 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 79930
  • 🔢 Type 79930 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,930 = 2 × 5 × 7993. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79929 (El Paso, TX, 13 mi away) and 79931 (El Paso, TX, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79930 becomes 03997, 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, 2,866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% 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 79930 and you would come out at 31.81°S, 73.53°E — 1,224 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 7.5 square miles of land, 79930 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,123This ZIP24,123
Households9,749This ZIP9,749
Housing units11,360This ZIP11,360
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$42,099This ZIP$42,099Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$135,000This ZIP$135,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$902This ZIP$902Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density3,221.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,221.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees2,716This ZIP2,716
Annual payroll$119,430,000This ZIP$119,430,000
Tax returns filed10,900This ZIP10,900
Total adjusted gross income$427,344,000This ZIP$427,344,000

Land area

Land area7.49 sq miThis ZIP7.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 79930

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

ZIP codes near 79930

ZIPCityDistance
79920 El Paso, TX 1.0 mi
79903 El Paso, TX 2.3 mi
79902 El Paso, TX 2.4 mi
79904 El Paso, TX 2.7 mi
79906 El Paso, TX 2.9 mi
79968 El Paso, TX 3.5 mi
79901 El Paso, TX 3.6 mi
79941 El Paso, TX 3.7 mi
79943 El Paso, TX 3.7 mi
79944 El Paso, TX 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79930?

79930 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8104, -106.4690.

What county is 79930 in?

79930 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79930?

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

What time zone is 79930 in?

79930 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79930?

About 24,123 people live in ZIP code 79930, in 9,749 households, at 3,221.6 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 79930?

$42,099 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79930?

The closest are 79920 (1 mi), 79903 (2.3 mi), 79902 (2.4 mi), 79904 (2.7 mi) and 79906 (2.9 mi).

Is 79930 a PO Box ZIP code?

79930 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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