San Elizario is a city in El Paso County, Texas, home to about 10,116 people across 6.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79849.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside San Elizario. 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)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ367 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of San Elizario; 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.
San Elizario had 10,116 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 268th 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 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 8.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tornillo 2 Sse, TX weather station (15 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in San Elizario.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (3 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by San Elizario ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Loya PriSan Elizario | Pre-K | 173 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Josefa L Sambrano ElSan Elizario | K–2 | 554 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Alfonso Borrego Sr. ElSan Elizario | 3–6 | 510 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| L G Alarcon ElSan Elizario | 3–6 | 297 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez MiddleSan Elizario | 7–8 | 408 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| San Elizario H SSan Elizario | 9–12 | 985 | Public | 1.2 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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