About El Paso
El Paso is a big city in western Texas with an estimated population of 681,723. It ranks as the 6th largest city in Texas and the 23rd largest in the entire United States.
El Paso holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 258.82 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,634 residents per square mile.
📰 El Paso News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes El Paso Unique
- A top-25 city in Texas by population (#6 of 1,224 incorporated places).
- Ranked #23 in the United States by population.
- Unusually large footprint: 258.82 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
- Positioned in western Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in El Paso
- Applebee's — american
- Chili's — tex-mex
- Denny's — american
- Kinley's House of Coffee & Tea;Kinley's House Coffee and Tea (café)
- Peking Express
- Savage Goods — sandwich (café)
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Tara Thai Restaurant — thai
- 1700 — steak house
- 787 — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Museum · Museum
- 3rd Calvary Museum · Museum
- Camp Cohen Water Park · Water park
- El Paso Museum of Archaeology · Museum
- El Paso Museum of Art · Museum
- El Paso Museum of History · Museum
- Franklin Mountains State Park Headquarters · Museum
- International Museum of Art · Museum
- Magoffin Home State Historic Site · Attraction
- National Border Patrol Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in El Paso
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in El Paso
- DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS
- EL PASO ACADEMY
- EL PASO ACADEMY WEST
- EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY
- HOWARD BURNHAM EL
- IDEA EDGEMERE ACADEMY
- IDEA EDGEMERE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
- IDEA MESA HILLS ACADEMY
- IDEA MESA HILLS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO EASTPOINTE
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO MESA
- THE LINGUISTIC ACAD OF EL PASO-CULTURAL DEMO SITE
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO EAST
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO WEST
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- University Medical Center Of El Paso ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Sierra Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Hospitals Of Providence - East Campus ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- William Beaumont Amg (Ft Bliss) · 24/7 ER
- El Paso Children'S Hospital · 24/7 ER · Childrens
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.