Falls City, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 28°59′N 98°1′W / 28.983°N 98.017°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Karnes |
Area | |
• Total | 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 514 |
• Density | 772.42/sq mi (298.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78113 |
Area code | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-25392[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1357209[3] |
Falls City is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2020 census.[4] 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.[5] The early settlers, predominantly Polish Catholics, founded the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1902.