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Welcome to Key to the City's page for El Paso El Paso County, Texas Zip Code Sun City The Texas state capital is Austin. What would you like to know about El Paso Statistics & Facts Location Weather & Climate History & History-related items City Attractions El Paso Government El Paso Business Directory. El Paso Chamber of Commerce. El Paso Organizations, Churches, and Sports. El Paso Libraries. El Paso Schools. Zip Codes 79901, 79902, 79903, 79904, 79905, 79907, 79912, 79915, 79922, 79924, 79925, 79930, 79932, 79934, 79935, 79936, 79936 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of El Paso is approximately 563,662 (2000). The approximate number of families is 168,625 (1990). The amount of land area in El Paso is 635.488 sq. kilometers. The amount of land area in El Paso is 247.4 sq. miles. The amount of surface water is 3.943 sq kilometers. The distance from El Paso to Washington DC is 1784 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 531 miles. (as the crow flies) El Paso is positioned 31.84 degrees north of the equator and 106.43 degrees west of the prime meridian. El Paso elevation is 3,762 feet above sea level. El Paso per capita income is $17,216 (1999). El Paso median income is $34,900. El Paso miscellany. Return to Index Location El Paso location: on the Mexican-US border in southwest Texas Return to Index Climate & Weather The climate for El Paso is warm and dry with more than 300 days of sunshine each year. El Paso is in the Chihuahuan Desert as is its sister city of Juarez, Mexico. El Paso average annual rainfall is 8 inches per year El Paso average annual precipitation is 8.65 inches per year. The average low temperature is 50.6 degrees F. The average high temperature is 76.8 degrees F. The average winter temperature is degrees F. Return to Index History & History Related Items El Paso history: El Paso is the oldest settlement in Texas. The Mision Nuestra Senora del Carmen was founded in 1682. The mission was built by Tigua Indians, Spanish refugees and Franciscan padres well before the famous California Mission Chain was established. The El Camino Real or Royal Highway nearby was used by Spanish settlers to the area. Two other missions are located on the road - La Purisima Socorro, built in the 1680's by the Piro Indians (part of the Pueblo Nation) and San Elizario Mission. San Elizario was actually meant to be a presidio in the beginning. El Paso is a Sister city to the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. There is big tourism trade here and much agriculture with cotton, fruit and livestock. There is a large Mexican population in El Paso. The University of Texas is here, as well as Fort Bliss army base (a center for guided missile research) The first American citizen known to have come to the El Paso area is Zebulon Pike in 1807. He did not come voluntarily, but as a captive of the Spanish. The old El Paso "Boot Hill" Cemetery is now known as Concordia Cemetery. Americana Museum Southwestern Museum of Cultural History 5 Civic Center Plaza El Paso, Texas 79901 Phone: 915-542-0394 Corner of Santa Fe & San Antonio Open Tues-Sat. El Paso is often referred to as Sun City due to the fact that there are normally at least 307 days of sunshine every year making it one of the sunniest cities in the USA. The founding of El Paso: 1682 The incorporation date of El Paso: 1873 Return to Index Attractions El Paso attractions: This area is one of the few in the United States which grows long-staple Egyptian cotton. El Paso Centennial Museum at the University of Texas - University Ave & Wiggins Rd. Phone: 915-74-5565 All about the American southwest and northern Mexico with displays and exhibits on geology, paleontology, ornithology, mammalogy, archeology and ethnology. El Paso Missions Tour Phone: 915-534-0696 Please call for information. Tours will begin at the Ysleta Mission. El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Parisano El Paso, Texas 79905-4223 Phone: 915-544-1928 Open daily at 9:30 am - Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day Please call to confirm hours and admission fees A 5 acre zoo with more than 700 animals in natural settings. Fort Bliss Museum Pleasanton Road Phone: 915-568-4518 A reproduction of the 1854 fort houses the museum with other exhibits including living history displays and Civil War Artifacts. El Paso-Juarex Trolley Co. One Civic Center Plaza El Paso, Texas 79901 Phone: 915-544-0061 Toll-free: 800-259-6284 Email: trolley@intelexis.com El Paso Science Museum 505 N. Santa Fe El Paso, TX 79901 Phone: 915-542-2990 Visit our Gift Shop Visit El Paso - a website all about El Paso, including an events calendar, hotel specials and more. Look here for more more information on El Paso. El Paso Museum of Art Professional Sports in El Paso El Paso Diablos - AA farm team for Arizona Diamondbacks. Home games are played in Cohen Stadium. Phone: 915-755-2000 El Paso Patriots - "A" League Soccer, playing games in the Socorro Activities Complex Phone: 915-771-6620 El Paso Buzzards - Hockey Team plays their home games at the El Paso County Coliseum on Paisano Drive Phone: 915-534-PUCK El Paso Scorpions - Rugby club plays in Dudley Field next to the El Paso Zoo. Phone: 915-845-7825 Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Texas To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! 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