| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Univ Of Tx El Paso |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:57:55 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 31.7661, -106.5032 |
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The University of Texas at El Paso, founded in April 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, operates under dedicated ZIP code 79968 in El Paso County. The institution opened September 28, 1914 with 27 students and is the second-oldest academic institution in the University of Texas System. After a 1916 fire destroyed its original buildings near Fort Bliss, the campus relocated to its current site above Mundy Heights, where distinctive Bhutanese-style architecture distinguishes the campus from any other American university.
The 0.04-square-mile campus sits near Sunset Heights and the Rim-University neighborhoods. Postal records show three delivery codes routing mail through UTEP Contract Station on University Avenue. UTEP achieved R1 research designation in 2019, placing it among the top 5% of doctoral universities nationally. The institution made history in 1955 as the first senior public Texas college to admit Black students at both levels, and in 1966 Coach Don Haskins led the first all-Black starting lineup to an NCAA basketball championship. Census Business Patterns data shows 323 employees across 21 establishments. El Paso is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 21 |
| Employment: | 323 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 2 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 79968 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 19 business establishments, employing about 257 people with an annual payroll of $3,855,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 2 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 2Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 19Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $946,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,855,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 257Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79968 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 79968. 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 |
We could not locate which school district 79968 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.