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Area Code 915
North American area code 915 is a state of Texas area code for telephone numbers in the El Paso area. It is one of the original area codes established in October 1947. Originally, it covered the north-western part of the state, north of Austin and west of Fort Worth, and stretched from the Oklahoma border to the Mexican border. This once-vast area code was split thrice, as follows: *In 1954, nearly the entire eastern portion (Lubbock and the South Plains) was combined with Fort Worth and the western portion of area code 214 in a flash cut as area code 817. *In 1957, most of the northeastern portion (the Texas Panhandle) was merged with the western portion of 817 to form area code 806. *In 2003, it was reduced to its current size in a three-way split with the western portion retaining area code 915, the eastern portion ( Abilene, San Angelo, etc.) becoming 325, and the central portion (the Permian Basin) becoming 432. Counties currently served by area code 915 are Culberson, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In human geography and in the English-speaking world outside the United States, particularly in Canada, "North America" and "North American" can refer to just Canada and the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Code 325
North American area code 325 is a state of Texas area code for telephone numbers in the Abilene and San Angelo areas. It was created, along with area code 432, on April 5, 2003, in a split from area code 915. Counties served by this area code: * Brown * Callahan * Coke * Coleman * Comanche * Concho * Crockett * Fisher * Irion * Jones * Kimble * Llano * Mason * McCulloch * Menard * Mills * Mitchell * Nolan * Reagan * Runnels * San Saba * Schleicher * Scurry * Shackelford * Sterling * Sutton * Tom Green * Taylor Cities and towns served by this area code: * Abilene * Albany * Anson * Avoca * Baird * Ballinger * Bangs * Barnhart * Big Lake * Blackwell * Blanket * Brady * Bronte * Brookesmith * Brownwood * Buffalo Gap * Burkett * Carlsbad * Cherokee * Christoval * Clyde * Coleman * Colorado City * Comanche * Doole * Dyess Air Force Base * Early * Eden * Eldorado * Eola * Fredonia * Goldsboro * Goldthwaite * Goodfellow Air Force Base * Gouldbusk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Flat, Texas
Salt Flat is a ghost town in northeastern Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 62 and 180 north of the Census-designated place (CDP) of Sierra Blanca, the county seat of Hudspeth County. Its elevation is 3,730 feet (1,137 m). Although Salt Flat is unincorporated, it has a ZIP Code of 79847. The headquarters of the nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park uses this ZIP Code although it is located closer to Pine Springs, which has no post office. Salt deposits Just outside the community there is a dry salt pan called Salt Flat Playa or Salt Basin. It straddles the New Mexico-Texas border and is about 150 miles long, and 5 to 15 miles wide making it one of the largest gypsum playas in the United States. The playa occupies the north-south oriented Salt Basin Grabben, which lies between the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains on the east and the Sierra Diablo and Diablo Plateau on the west. Originally the playa was a lake during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizon City, Texas
Horizon City is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 22,489, reflecting an increase of 5,754 from the 16,735 counted in the 2010 Census. Climate *Annual maximum avg. temperature = 78.0 °F (25.6 °F) *Annual minimum avg. temperature = 49.0 °F (9.4 °F) *Annual avg. Ttemperature = 63.2 °F (17.3 °F) *Percentage of possible sunshine = 83 *Mean number of days rain (per year) = 49 *Mean number of days snow (per year) = 2 *Avg. annual precipitation = 9.00 in. *Avg. annual snowfall = 6.00 in. Geography Horizon City is located at (31.682315, −106.196127). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Government The mayor of Horizon City is Ruben Mendoza. The legislative and governing body of the City consists of a Mayor and seven Council Members. The Mayor and council are elected to four-year terms. The next election for Mayor and Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Hancock, Texas
Fort Hancock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,213 at the 2020: DEC Redistricting Data. Fort Hancock is situated on the Mexico–United States border, across from El Porvenir, Chihuahua. The Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge connects the two communities, and the Fort Hancock Port of Entry is located on the Texas side. Texas State Highway 20 and the Union Pacific Railroad run through the town. History Camp Rice and Fort Hancock Fort Hancock began as a military establishment named Camp Rice in 1882, along the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Camp Rice had formerly been located at Fort Quitman, and had been established by troops of the 10th U.S. Cavalry "buffalo soldiers". Camp Rice did not grow after moving to this community, and rarely hosted more than 60 men. It was renamed Fort Hancock in 1886 after the death of General Winfield Scott Hancock, a hero of the Battle of Gettys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabens, Texas
Fabens is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,257 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79836 and 79838. Fabens is the birthplace of jockey Bill Shoemaker. Geography Fabens is located at (31.505072, -106.154129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.52%, is water. Fabens is about southeast of El Paso along the Rio Grande and Interstate Highway 10. Most visitors only stop for short periods of time to eat at one of the several restaurants or stay overnight in the hotel. History The city name of Fabens comes from attorney George Wilson Fabens, who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad. He was the assistant land commissioner for the Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana. As the railroad was being built, new towns were named after railroad officers. Mr. Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dell City, Texas
Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas. The population was 365 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 413 at the time of the 2000 census. It is near the former location of Paulville, a failed Ron Paul-inspired Libertarian cooperative and planned community. It was incorporated in 1948, shortly after the discovery of an underground water supply by oil prospectors, which attracted farmers to the area. Its name is a reference to the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell." History Dell City was established in 1948, HTML preview/ref> as an aquifer had been found in the area. Settlers came from other areas of Texas and New Mexico. It developed into being a farming town. The community had about 500 people in the 1950s. Alternate link- Alternate version:Dell City, Texas: Ghost town in the making?(with Mark R. Lambie) In 2012, Jeanne Catsoulis of ''The New York Times'' described Dell City as "a borderline ghost town". In 2014, there were 336 people, according to the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint, Texas
Clint is a town in El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 926 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso, Texas, El Paso El Paso metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Clint is located at (31.590844, –106.229129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.51% is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 923 people, 244 households, and 168 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 980 people, 308 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 502.4 people per square mile (194.0/km2). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 172.8 per square mile (66.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 75.41% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.20% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.41% Native American (U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canutillo, Texas
Canutillo is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,321 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79835 and 79932. Geography Canutillo is located at (31.917982, -106.599903). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.56%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,212 people, 1,549 households, and 1,158 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,129 people, 1,479 households, and 1,248 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,693.2 people per square mile (653.6/km2). There were 1,602 housing units at an average density of 528.9/sq mi (204.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.78% White, 0.60% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 4.46% from other races, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony, Texas
Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,011 at the 2010 census. As of July 1, 2018, the population estimate for the town from the U.S. Census was 5,655. It is the first town encountered in Texas when traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 from New Mexico. History Anthony was laid out c. 1881, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was extended to that point. Geography and climate Anthony is located at (31.994626, –106.597612). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.31%) is water. Anthony, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, borders Anthony, Texas, to the north. They are often considered twin cities, though Anthony, New Mexico, became incorporated on July 1, 2010 as a city. The current Mayor of Anthony, New Mexico is Diana Murillo-Trujillo. Anthony has a desert climate, with a high degree of diurnal temperature variation due to the relative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudspeth County, Texas
Hudspeth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,202. Its county seat is Sierra Blanca, and the largest community is Fort Hancock. The county is named for Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state senator and United States Representative from El Paso. It is northeast of the Mexico–U.S. border. Hudspeth County is included in the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Hudspeth is one of two Texas counties to entirely observe Mountain Time, along with neighboring El Paso, while Culberson County partly observes it (in the northwest region, as the rest of the county observes Central Time). History Prehistoric Jornada Mogollón peoples Texas Beyond History were practicing agriculture in the Rio Grande floodplain ''circa'' 900–1350 AD. These people left behind artifacts and pictographs as evidence of their presence. Texas Beyond History The Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paso County, Texas
El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, making it the ninth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the 22nd-most populous city in the United States. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1871. ''El Paso'' is short for "El Paso del Norte", which is Spanish for "The Pass of the North". It is named for the pass the Rio Grande creates through the mountains on either side of the river. The county is northeast of the Mexico–United States border. El Paso County is included in the El Paso metropolitan area. Along with Hudspeth County, it is one of two counties of Texas entirely in the Mountain Time Zone (all other Texas counties except for northwestern Culberson County use Central Time). El Paso County is one of nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Geography According to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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