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79936

ZIP 79936 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
102,991
Coordinates
31.7737, -106.2954
☼ Live from 79936 — El Paso, TX

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Where 79936 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 79936
  • 🔢 Type 79936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1249. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79935 (El Paso, TX, 2 mi away) and 79937 (El Paso, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79936 becomes 63997, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37699, 37996, 39769, 76939, 79369, 96379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96379 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,071 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯704 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79936 and you would come out at 31.77°S, 73.70°E — 1,228 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 25.9 square miles of land, 79936 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population102,991This ZIP102,991
Households35,305This ZIP35,305
Housing units36,663This ZIP36,663
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,198This ZIP$67,198Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$179,000This ZIP$179,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,264This ZIP$1,264Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density3,976.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,976.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,083This ZIP2,083
Employees40,030This ZIP40,030
Annual payroll$1,517,072,000This ZIP$1,517,072,000
Tax returns filed50,680This ZIP50,680
Total adjusted gross income$2,751,575,000This ZIP$2,751,575,000

Land area

Land area25.90 sq miThis ZIP25.90 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 79936

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ZIP codes near 79936

ZIPCityDistance
79935 El Paso, TX 2.1 mi
79925 El Paso, TX 4.8 mi
79915 El Paso, TX 4.9 mi
79907 El Paso, TX 4.9 mi
79910 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi
79914 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi
79917 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi
79923 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi
79926 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi
79929 El Paso, TX 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79936?

79936 is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7737, -106.2954.

What county is 79936 in?

79936 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79936?

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

What time zone is 79936 in?

79936 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79936?

About 102,991 people live in ZIP code 79936, in 35,305 households, at 3,976.6 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 79936?

$67,198 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79936?

The closest are 79935 (2.1 mi), 79925 (4.8 mi), 79915 (4.9 mi), 79907 (4.9 mi) and 79910 (5.5 mi).

Is 79936 a PO Box ZIP code?

79936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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