THE TORNILLO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rio Grande Floodplain setting.
Tornillo CDP has 3.47 square miles of land in El Paso County. Its Census reference point is in Rio Grande Floodplain, 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
Tornillo and El Paso County
Tornillo 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.
Tornillo by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Tornillo, 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, Tornillo CDP has 80.1% of the land area of nearby Fabens CDP (4.33 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

