Canutillo is a community in El Paso County, Texas, home to about 5,962 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79835.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Canutillo; also El Paso and Westway
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canutillo. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Canutillo; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Canutillo had 6,212 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 380th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
El Paso County grew from 24,886 residents in 1900 to 865,657 in 2020.
El Paso County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Tuna 1 S, TX weather station (3 miles away).
254,282 jobs at 16,280 businesses in El Paso County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
29 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canutillo.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Canutillo ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo ElCanutillo | Pre-K–5 | 481 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Deanna Davenport ElCanutillo | Pre-K–5 | 303 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Jose H Damian ElCanutillo | Pre-K–5 | 473 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Canutillo MiddleCanutillo | 6–8 | 717 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Jose J Alderete MiddleCanutillo | 6–8 | 570 | Public | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with El Paso and Westway.
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