El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
City
	City of El Paso
	From top, left to right: Downtown El Paso, Southwest University Park, the Ysleta Mission, the University of Texas at El Paso, and the Franklin Mountains
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	Nicknames: The Sun City, El Chuco
	Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas
	El Paso, Texas Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas (the United States) El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas (North America)
	Coordinates: 31°45′33″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°WCoordinates: 31°45′33″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	El Paso
First settlement	1680
Settled as Franklin	1849
Renamed El Paso	1852
Town laid out	1859
Incorporated	1873
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• City Council	Mayor Oscar Leeser (D); Peter Svarzbein; Alexsandra Annello; Cassandra Hernandez; Joe Molinar; Isabel Salcido; Claudia Ordaz; Henry Rivera; Cissy Lizarraga;
• City manager	Tommy Gonzalez
Area
• City	259.25 sq mi (671.46 km2)
• Land	258.43 sq mi (669.33 km2)
• Water	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
Elevation	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population (2020)
• City	678,815
• Rank	23rd in the United States; 6th in Texas
• Density	2,626.69/sq mi (1,014.17/km2)
• Metro	868,859 (67th)
Demonym(s)	El Pasoan
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	79900–79999; 88500–88599 (PO boxes);
Area codes	915
FIPS code	48-24000
GNIS feature ID	1380946
Primary airport	El Paso International Airport (ELP); (major/international)
Secondary airport	Biggs Army Airfield (KBIF); (military)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
Website	www.elpasotexas.gov

El Paso is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in El Paso County and is the county seat (the city where the county is governed). It is at the western end of Texas, and is along Interstate 10. The name comes from El Paso de Norte, meaning The Passageway to the North, which was shortened to El Paso.