ZIP Code 79838

79838 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fabens, El Paso County.

City: Fabens
County: El Paso County
State: Texas
Prefix: 798xx

Where this code sits

79838 is part of the 798xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fabens.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79838 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

915 Area code 915

ZIP codes nearest 79838

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79838.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79853	5.4 mi	Tornillo, TX
ZIP code 79836	5.8 mi	Clint, TX
ZIP code 79849	7.6 mi	San Elizario, TX
ZIP code 79928	13 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79927	14 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79910	17 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79914	17 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79917	17 mi	El Paso, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 79838, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 79838. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.