ZIP Code 79949 in El Paso, TX

Data Last Updated: February 1, 2026
City:El Paso, Texas
County:El Paso County
Timezone:Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Local Time:8:57:48 AM
Population:No Population Data
Area Code:915
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:31.7589, -106.4866
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79949 El Paso, TX - Downtown Facility ZIP

ZIP Code 79949, El Paso

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationEl Paso County, TX
Area0 sq mi Single Point
Delivery Points37 (15 businesses)
PO Boxes22
ZIP CreatedBefore Oct 2004
Enclosed InZIP Code 79901
Key Facts
  • This ZIP code serves a single building location rather than a geographic area with zero residential population
  • The post office maintains 22 PO Boxes and 15 business delivery points concentrated at E Mills Avenue
  • Classified as a PO Box ZIP despite having one City carrier route for business delivery
  • Located within the larger ZIP 79901 territory in downtown El Paso's Union Plaza neighborhood
  • This is not a PO Box Only Zone; street delivery is available through other El Paso ZIP codes

Facility Overview

ZIP code 79949 serves a single address location at E Mills Avenue in downtown El Paso, Texas. This ZIP doesn't cover a residential area. Instead, it provides postal services for a specific commercial or institutional facility within the Union Plaza neighborhood.

Postal Services

The post office maintains 22 PO Boxes and serves 15 business delivery points at this location. All street delivery concentrates on E Mills Ave, which has multiple units at a single building. This pattern indicates a multi-tenant commercial building or office complex rather than a neighborhood with scattered addresses.

Location Context

El Paso has multiple ZIP codes, and 79949 is classified as a PO Box ZIP despite having limited street delivery. The facility sits within the larger 79901 ZIP code territory in downtown El Paso, near the Union Plaza and Downtown El Paso neighborhoods. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so residents and businesses in the area can receive street delivery through other El Paso ZIP codes.

Street Name Patterns

Single Building Multi Unit

All delivery addresses are at E Mills Avenue with UNIT designators, indicating a single multi-tenant building.

Nearby Areas

Union Plaza Downtown El Paso Magoffin Virginia Sunset Heights

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 79949 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:33Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:0Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$0Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$0Source: CBP
# of Employees:0Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 79949 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 800,647 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79949. 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:800,647Source: 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

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


79950 | | 79948

Schools in ZIP Code 79949


We could not locate which school district 79949 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.

Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West 711 N Mesa St
El Paso, TX 79902
District: UnknownNearby
La Fe Preparatory School 616 E Father Rahm Ave
El Paso, TX 79901
District: UnknownNearby
Aoy El 901 S Campbell St
El Paso, TX 79901
District: El Paso Independent School DistrictNearby
Guillen Middle 900 S Cotton St
El Paso, TX 79901
District: El Paso Independent School DistrictNearby
Hart El 1110 Park St
El Paso, TX 79901
District: El Paso Independent School DistrictNearby
Lydia Patterson Institute 517 S Florence St
El Paso, TX 79901
District: Private SchoolNearby
St Clement's Parish School 600 Montana Ave
El Paso, TX 79902
District: Private SchoolNearby
St Patrick Cathedral School 1111 N Stanton St
El Paso, TX 79902
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 79949


The University Of Texas At El Paso 500 W. University Ave
El Paso, TX 79968-0691
Type: Post Secondary
Pipo Academy Of Hair Design 3000 Pershing Dr
El Paso, TX 79903
Type: Post Secondary
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso 5001 El Paso Drive
El Paso, TX 79905-2827
Type: Post Secondary
Southwest University At El Paso 1414 Geronimo
El Paso, TX 79925
Type: Post Secondary
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso 6926 Gateway Boulevard E.
El Paso, TX 79915-1525
Type: Post Secondary
El Paso Community College 9050 Viscount Blvd
El Paso, TX 79925-6507
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


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.

  1. U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.usps.com
  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov