| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:48:21 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.7589, -106.4866 |
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ZIP code 79996 exists as a PO Box facility on George Dieter Drive in east El Paso, Texas. It isn't a residential neighborhood. Instead, it's a commercial postal point serving 587 PO Boxes and 282 business delivery points. The ZIP has zero permanent population because it covers only a post office location, not a census-defined territory.
The facility sits within the larger ZIP 79936, which provides standard street delivery to surrounding neighborhoods like Sandy Creek, East Glen, and Vista del Sol East. Customers using 79996 PO Boxes live in these adjacent areas but maintain boxes here for business mail, privacy, or personal preference. All 149 ZIP+4 street records point to a single address on George Dieter Drive with unit designations.
El Paso's PO Box ZIP codes function differently from residential ZIPs. This one operates as an urban postal hub rather than a community identifier. Businesses account for 282 of the delivery points, suggesting commercial tenants and local enterprises use these boxes for receiving correspondence. The post office provides an alternative to home delivery for residents who prefer a secure, centralized mail location.
All street records point to George Dieter Drive, the post office's physical location.
ZIP Code 79996 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 13 business establishments, employing about 61 people with an annual payroll of $1,399,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 843Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 13Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $251,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,399,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 61Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79996 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 79996. 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 79996 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 January 1, 2026.