El Paso, Texas
City
City of El Paso
From top, left to right: El Paso skyline, Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Southwest University Park, star on the Franklin Mountains, El Paso Museum of Art, Ysleta Mission
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  The Sun City,[1] El Chuco[2]
Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas
El Paso Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°45′33.14″N 106°29′24.63″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	El Paso
Metropolitan area	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 Dee Margo (R) Peter Svarzbein Alexsandra Annello Cassandra Hernandez Sam Morgan Dr. Michiel Noe Claudia Ordaz Henry Rivera Cissy Lizarraga
• City manager	Tommy Gonzalez
Area
• City	256.3 sq mi (663.7 km2)
• Land	255.3 sq mi (661.1 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population  (2010)[3]	649,133
• Estimate  (2017)[4]	683,577 (US: 22nd)
• Metro	844,818 (US: 68th)
• CSA	1,060,397(US: 54th)
Demonym(s)	El Pasoan
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	79900-79999, 88500-88599 (PO Boxes)
Area codes	915
FIPS code	48-24000
GNIS feature ID	1380946[5]
Primary Airport	El Paso International Airport ELP (Major/International)
Secondary Airport	Biggs Army Airfield- KBIF(Military)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
Website	www.elpasotexas.gov