Local servicesHospitalDel Sol Medical Center1.5 miPost officeRanchland Post Office1.3 miTown hallEl Paso City Hall6.8 miPoliceEl Paso Independent School District Police Department3.7 miFire stationEl Paso Fire Department Station 181.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 3 otherHighValle Verde Early College High Schoolunder a mileElementaryHacienda Heights International Schoolunder a mileHighTejas School of Choiceunder a mileCollegeEl Paso Community College Valle Verde Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEl Paso International Airport ELP4.4 miInterstateI-101.6 miUS highwayUS 623.6 miAmtrakUnion Depot ELP7.3 miLight railFather Rahm Ave/Stanton StSun Metro6.6 miCoachCiudad Juarez Avenida Paseo de la VictoriaGreyhound4.5 miTransit73 stops within a mileSun MetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:00 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:01 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 97°F, lows 71°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 34°F9 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days117 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Paso Intl Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEl Paso Community College Valle Verde Campuscollege · under a mileAscarate Lakelake · 2.0 miPark University in El Pasocollege · 3.8 miCaisson Hillpeak · 1.8 miCapistrano Park Walkpark · 4.5 miEngineer Hillpeak · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVocational Park Pondpark · under a mileLionel Fortirecreation area · 1.0 miChamizal National Memorialhistoric site · 4.9 mi · 55 acresFort Bliss National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.0 mi · 82 acresMagoffin Home State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.3 miRio Bosque Wetlands Parkstate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 406 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighEl Paso County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202566 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 33 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 30 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 2122main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, TX
Drinking waterEl Paso Water Utilitiesserves 747,168 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,687 ft1,124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
