ZIP code · Fabens · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79838 — Fabens
ZIP code 79838 serves Fabens, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79838Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fabens
- County
- El Paso FIPS 48141
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 31.4745, -106.1589 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,813 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 156 / sq mi
- Land area
- 30.8 sq mi (79.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $43,413
- Per-capita income
- $21,116
- Median age
- 44.5
- Households
- 1,834
- Housing units
- 2,217
- Median home value
- $89,700
- Median gross rent
- $645 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-23 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °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 79838
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 98°F), coldest Dec (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 61 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 60 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TORNILLO 2 SSE (7.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79838
- 5 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 supermarkets
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 1 post offices
- 1 places of worship
- 1 gas stations
- 1 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