Welcome to Mountain City ...

The city of Mountain City is located in Hill Country.

Mountain City is located in Hays County<1>.

The location of Mountain City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mountain City has a population of 817 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Mountain City is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mountain City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mountain City lies within the (512) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mountain City had an population of 817 people. This is an increase of 26.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountain City had a population of 648 people. This makes Mountain City the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 648 people, the population of Mountain City decreased 3.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 671 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mountain City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mountain City - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Manitoba, Nevada and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mountain City ...

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

• Austin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
• San Marcos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <5>
• Buda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <5>
• Lockhart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <5>
• Bee Cave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
  • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <5>
• Dripping Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • Dripping Springs is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dripping Springs <5>
• West Lake Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Wimberley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley
  • Wimberley is located in Hays County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimberley <5>
• Woodcreek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
• Rollingwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people

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 Mountain City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain 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 Mountain City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain City ...

Looking for more information about Mountain 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mountain City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain City.

Adding Mountain City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain 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 Mountain City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountain City post office opened in 1860.

We also found Mountain City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/