ZIP code · El Paso · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79938 — El Paso
ZIP code 79938 serves El Paso, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79938Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- El Paso
- County
- El Paso FIPS 48141
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 31.8045, -105.9661 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 97,851 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 251 / sq mi
- Land area
- 390.2 sq mi (1,010.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $75,801
- Per-capita income
- $27,095
- Median age
- 29.5
- Households
- 28,641
- Housing units
- 29,818
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,433 / month
- Congressional districts
- TX-23 (also TX-16) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
- Area code
- 915Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 79938
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 93°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EL PASO 32 ENE (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79938
- 14 schools
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 31 restaurants & cafés
- 44 parks
- 22 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page