Welcome to Falls City ...

The city of Falls City is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falls City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Falls City has a population of 1,053 people<2> (see below for details).

Falls City is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Falls City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Falls City: (503) and (971)<4>

The ZIP code for Falls City: 97344<5>

Websites for Falls City ...

Official Website: www.fallscity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Falls City had an population of 1,053 people. This is an increase of 11.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falls City had a population of 947 people. This makes Falls City the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Falls City represents 0.02% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 947 people, the population of Falls City decreased 1.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 966 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Falls City.

Communities Also Named Falls City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Falls City - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falls City.

Communities near Falls City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falls City.

• Dallas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <7>
• Independence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <7>
• Monmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <7>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <7>
• Willamina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina
  • Willamina is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willamina <7>
• Adair Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
  • Adair Village is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
• Ellendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Polk County
• Lewisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Polk County
• Airlie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Airlie is located in Polk County
• Dolph Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolph Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Falls City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falls City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falls City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falls City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls City. See our Newspapers Page for Falls City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falls City ...

Looking for more information about Falls City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Falls City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Falls City.

Adding Falls City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falls City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Falls City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Falls City post office opened in 1889.

We also found Falls City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falls City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Falls City: www.fallscity.org/

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/