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Summary for Socorro

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Located in: El Paso County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 915

Elevation: 3,650 feet [1,112.52 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	34,433 (7.56% increase since 2010)
2010:	32,013 (17.9% increase since 2000)
2000:	27,152

Total Area:<4> 22.06 sq. miles [57.1 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 9,313

Official Website: www.socorrotexas.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 31.642000° (or 31°38'31" N)

Lon: -106.270800° (or -106°16'14" W)

USGS Topo Map: Ysleta<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Socorro

GNIS ID: 2411920

FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 68636

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

About El Paso County

The city 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

Year	Population
2019 Est:	184,826 (22.92% increase since 2010)
2010	150,367 (77.9% decrease since 2000)
2000:	679,622

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

Housing Units: 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 Socorro)

About Texas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
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 Socorro)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Socorro is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Socorro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Socorro. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Socorro, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Socorro.