THE FORT BLISS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas setting.
Fort Bliss CDP has 17.9 square miles of land in El Paso County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fort Bliss and El Paso County
Fort Bliss is associated with El Paso County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fort Bliss by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Fort Bliss, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for El Paso County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fort Bliss CDP has 6.9% of the land area of nearby El Paso city (258.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

