Falls City, Texas

Falls City is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2020 census. Falls City is near the location of a uranium tailings disposal cell, completed in 1994 under the terms of the 1978 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act. The early settlers, predominantly Polish Catholics, founded the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1902.

Falls City, Texas
Location of Falls City, Texas
Coordinates: 28°59′N 98°1′W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKarnes
Area
  Total0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)
  Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total514
  Density772.42/sq mi (298.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78113
Area code830
FIPS code48-25392
GNIS feature ID1357209
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