ZIP Code 79839

79839 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fort Hancock, Hudspeth County.

City: Fort Hancock
County: Hudspeth County
State: Texas
Prefix: 798xx

Where this code sits

79839 is part of the 798xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fort Hancock.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79839 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

915 Area code 915

ZIP codes nearest 79839

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79839.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79853	17 mi	Tornillo, TX
ZIP code 79838	22 mi	Fabens, TX
ZIP code 79836	27 mi	Clint, TX
ZIP code 79849	30 mi	San Elizario, TX
ZIP code 79928	31 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79851	32 mi	Sierra Blanca, TX
ZIP code 79927	35 mi	El Paso, TX
ZIP code 79938	36 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 79839, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 79839. 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.