| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Socorro |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:46:03 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.7605, -106.4808 |
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ZIP code 79929 serves the Socorro area in southeastern El Paso County, Texas. It's a point-only ZIP without defined geographic boundaries, nested within the larger 79927 ZIP code. The post office here maintains 247 PO Boxes and handles mail for 88 business delivery points.
All 105 street delivery records on file point to a single address: N Loop Dr. The UNIT designators suggest this is a commercial or industrial complex rather than a residential neighborhood. With no population recorded in Census data, the ZIP exists primarily to serve businesses and PO Box customers in this part of the El Paso metro area.
USPS recognizes "Socorro" as an alias for this ZIP, though it isn't valid for mailing purposes. Socorro was historically a separate community that's now part of greater El Paso. Nearby neighborhoods include Vista del Prado, Richard Lee, Las Placitas del Rey, and Southview, all within about two miles.
Single street address with UNIT designators indicates a business park or industrial complex.
ZIP Code 79929 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 158 people with an annual payroll of $6,794,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 30,924Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,651,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,794,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 158Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79929 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 79929. 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 79929 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.