Fort Bliss is a community in El Paso County, Texas, home to about 11,460 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 79908, 79916 and 79918, and parts of 79906 and 79938 are in Fort Bliss too.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Fort Bliss
Mostly Fort Bliss; also El Paso
All in Fort Bliss
Mostly El Paso; part is in Fort Bliss
Mostly El Paso; part is in Fort Bliss
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)3 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Bliss; 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.
Fort Bliss had 11,260 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.
It’s the 243rd 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 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 8.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, El Paso Intl Ap, 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).
127 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Bliss’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 10 |
| Dentists | 46 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 29 |
| Mental health providers | 21 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
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 (16 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Established in 1849.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by El Paso ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milam ElEl Paso | Pre-K–5 | 941 | Public | 3.7 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, Homestead Meadows South, Homestead Meadows North and Butterfield.
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