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ZIP Code 79938: El Paso, TX

ZIP code 79938 uses the postal name El Paso, Texas and lies mostly in El Paso County (54% of its land) with the rest in Hudspeth County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 100,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd most populous of El Paso's 23 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $77,272 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Homestead Meadows North (4%), Homestead Meadows South (under 1%) and Butterfield (under 1%), and 4% in smaller places; 90% is outside any Census place.

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
799sectional center: El Paso, TX (SCF 798)
38delivery area within it
Town
El Paso · 23 residential ZIPs
County
El Paso County (54%); Hudspeth County (46%)
Census places
Homestead Meadows North (4%) census-designated place; Homestead Meadows South (under 1%) census-designated place; Butterfield (under 1%) census-designated place
Metro area
El Paso, TX
House districts
TX-23 (95%), TX-16 (5%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State
Texas
Time zone
Mountain
Land area
390.2 sq mi · 255 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
114 more ZIP codes use the name El Paso for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 79938?

79938 centers on 31.846°, -106.020° and covers 390.2 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 79928, 79936, 79918, 79916, 79924, 79934, 88081, 79847.

79847 · Salt Flat79916 · Fort Bliss79918 · Fort Bliss79924 · El Paso79928 · El Paso79934 · El Paso79936 · El Paso88081 · Chaparral79938 · El Paso (this ZIP)79938798478808179928799347991679847 · Salt Flat79916 · Fort Bliss79918 · Fort Bliss79924 · El Paso79928 · El Paso79934 · El Paso79936 · El Paso88081 · Chaparral79938 · El Paso (this ZIP)799387984788081799287993479847 · Salt Flat79916 · Fort Bliss79918 · Fort Bliss79924 · El Paso79928 · El Paso79934 · El Paso79936 · El Paso88081 · Chaparral79938 · El Paso (this ZIP)7993879847880817992879934
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 79938 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79938, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 79938 compare with the rest of El Paso?

Rank of 79938 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure79938In El PasoIn El Paso CountyIn TX
People (ACS 2020-2024)99,6212nd of 232nd of 319th of 1,990
Median household income$77k5th of 225th of 26494th of 1,172
Median home value$215k6th of 206th of 26691st of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 58% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 65% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 79938?

The 2020 Census counted 96,353 people in 79938; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 99,621. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
99,621
2020 Census count
96,353
Households
29,664
Median age
30.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 79938?

Of the 99,621 people the ACS estimates in 79938, 31.8% are under 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (82.5%).

  • Under 1831.8%
  • 18 to 6462.1%
  • 65 and older6.1%
Age of the people of 79938 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino82.5%
  • White, not Hispanic9.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic4.5%
  • Other or two or more2.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 79938 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 79938 earn?

Median household income is $77,272 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 26 ranked ZIP codes in El Paso County.

Median household income
$77,272
Income per person
$28,449
Below the poverty line
12.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
27.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$59,42741,990 returns; wages 81% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 79938?

FHFA's house price index for 79938, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 63% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 45% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −0.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$214,800
Median gross rent
$1,466
Homes owned by their occupants
81.3%
Housing units
30,376
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Index = 100 in 1995, the first year FHFA reports for 79938; 2025: 247.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 79938?

843 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 300 more than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services125
  • Health care and social assistance111
  • Construction109
  • Retail trade98
  • Transportation and warehousing94
  • Other services (except public administration)69

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 79938?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 79938, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
79928El Paso86,599$77k12.8 mi
79936El Paso102,991$67k16.9 mi
79918Fort Bliss274–20.5 mi
79916Fort Bliss3,055–21.6 mi
79924El Paso60,364$57k23.4 mi
79934El Paso28,861$78k25.3 mi
88081Chaparral, NM19,663$46k30.4 mi
79847Salt Flat201$51k50.0 mi
79935El Paso18,720$61k19.0 mi (near)
79908El Paso4,148$60k20.3 mi (near)
79907El Paso46,365$42k20.4 mi (near)
79927El Paso44,444$54k20.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.