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Summary for Fort Bliss


About Fort Bliss (Click for our profile page)

Located in: El Paso County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Bliss

Time Zone: Fort Bliss lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 915

ZIP Code: 79906<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Bliss:

Lat:   31.807200°   (or 31°48'25" N)

Lon:   -106.434100°   (or -106°26'2" W)

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Bliss

GNIS ID:   None

FIPS State / Place Code:   48 / 26664

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Bliss)


About El Paso County

The community of El Paso is the County Seat for El Paso County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for El Paso)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     184,826   (22.92% increase since 2010)  
2010     150,367   (77.9% decrease since 2000)
2000:     679,622

Total Area:<5>   1,014 sq. miles [2,628.7 km²]

Housing Units: <6>   270,307

Official Website:   https://www.epcounty.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for El Paso

GNIS ID:   1383855

FIPS State / County Code:   48 / 141

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Bliss)


About Texas

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     28,986,794   (15.28% increase since 2010)  
2010:     25,145,561   (20.59% increase since 2000)
2000:     20,851,820

Websites for State of Texas

Official Website:   https://www.texas.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.traveltexas.com/

Parks:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/

Fishing:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/

Hunting:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID:   1779801

FIPS State:   48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Bliss)

Footnotes ...

<1>While Fort Bliss is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Bliss). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Bliss or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Bliss, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Bliss. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).