| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:45:28 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.7589, -106.4866 |
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This isn't a geographic area with defined boundaries. It's a PO Box-only ZIP code serving customers who need mail service in the Zaragoza corridor. People who receive mail here typically have street addresses in neighboring ZIP 79907, which provides carrier delivery throughout east El Paso.
The PO Box concentration reflects cross-border mail patterns common in El Paso. Many customers use these boxes for business correspondence, package delivery, or as a U.S. mailing address. The facility recorded 99 business customers among its 547 total boxes.
The surrounding neighborhoods include Las Flores, Pecan Grove, and Colonia del Valle. These communities sit within walking distance of the international bridge, where thousands cross daily for work, shopping, and family visits. The post office serves this binational population with reliable mail service independent of residential delivery zones.
Street addresses in this area receive carrier delivery through ZIP 79907. N Zaragoza Road serves as the main corridor, with 88 delivery points recorded along the route. The dual ZIP system separates retail PO Box service (79917) from residential carrier routes (79907).
The single street in the postal records reflects a focused delivery zone along the Zaragoza international crossing corridor, a major gateway between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
ZIP Code 79917 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 11 people with an annual payroll of $247,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 616Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $67,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $247,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 11Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79917 is located in El Paso County, Texas, within the El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21340) and Texas's 16th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 869,606 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79917. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | El Paso, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21340Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 869,606Source: Census |
| MSA: | El Paso, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 16Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 710.35 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4824000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | El Paso city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 79917 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.