Local servicesHospitalLas Palmas Del Sol Rehabilitation Hospital East6.2 miPost officeSocorro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSorocco City Hallunder a milePoliceSocorro Police Department Substation1.2 miFire stationSocorro Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleSocorro Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolIDEA Rio Vista1.0 miMiddleSalvador H Sanchez Middle School1.0 miCollegeEl Paso Community College Mission del Paso Campus2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEl Paso International Airport ELP13 miInterstateI-102.3 miUS highwayUS 6211 miAmtrakUnion Depot ELP15 miLight railFather Rahm Ave/Stanton StSun Metro14 miCoachCiudad Juarez Avenida Paseo de la VictoriaGreyhound8.2 miTransit13 stops within a mileSun Metro, El Paso County TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79927 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:00 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:00 am – 5:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People44,444 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.113,779 householdsMedian household income $53,652Median home value $138,400Median rent $1,052 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,871 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 19,507 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 14%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 27 minutes76% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 16%, Spanish 84%36% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksEl Paso Community College Mission del Paso Campuscollege · 2.2 miWestern Technical Collegecollege · 3.4 miCapistrano Park Walkpark · 4.7 miRiverside Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRio Bosque Wetlands Parkstate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 406 acresCougar Parkpark · 1.5 miBasin "G"recreation area · 3.1 miChamizal National Memorialhistoric site · 13.3 mi · 55 acresMagoffin Home State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.3 miFort Bliss National Cemeteryhistoric site · 14.9 mi · 82 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
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation3,653 ft1,113 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
