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ZIP code 79978 — El Paso

ZIP code 79978 serves El Paso, Texas.

Postal code: 79978
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City: El Paso
County: El Paso
State: Texas
Country: United States
Coordinates: 31.7587, -106.4869 — precision precise (locality)
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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: 915
Telephone 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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Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jun (avg high 97°F), coldest Dec (avg low 34°F).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high °F	59	64	72	80	89	97	96	94	88	79	67	58
Avg low °F	35	39	46	53	62	71	73	72	65	54	42	34
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.7	1.6	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.6

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EL PASO INTL AP (7.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

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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.

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