| City: | El Paso, Texas |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:28:21 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.7588, -106.4866 |
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ZIP 88538 serves as a PO Box-only postal facility in El Paso, Texas, positioned near the U.S.-Mexico border. The designation exists purely for mail sorting purposes and doesn't represent a distinct community with its own street addresses or residential delivery routes.
This ZIP code has no street delivery infrastructure. Classification data shows zero carrier routes, zero street records, and zero delivery points. Residents and businesses in the surrounding area receive their mail through neighboring standard ZIP codes like 79910, which provides the actual street delivery service for this geographic zone.
The post office maintains PO Box services for customers who need a fixed mailing address separate from their street delivery location. This setup is common in border cities where businesses and individuals may want dedicated box addresses for specific mail streams, cross-border correspondence, or commercial operations that benefit from having multiple delivery points.
El Paso's proximity to Ciudad Juárez creates unique postal patterns. The city sits at the intersection of three nearby neighborhoods: Cielo Vista North (0.2 miles), Cielo Vista East (0.4 miles), and Cielo Vista South (0.6 miles). These surrounding areas include Montclair and Cork, all within 1.2 miles. The concentration of Spanish-speaking neighborhoods reflects the binational character of the region, where cross-border commerce and family connections drive distinctive mail service needs.
This ZIP code contains no street delivery records. All mail service for the geographic area is provided through neighboring ZIP codes with standard carrier routes.
ZIP Code 88538 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: | 0Source: 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 |
ZIP Code 88538 is located in El Paso County, Texas, within the El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21340). This Metro area has a population of 800,647 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 88538. 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: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 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 88538 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.