Post, Texas
Post lies on the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Garza County, roughly 39 miles southeast of Lubbock, where the flat High Plains break into the rougher caprock canyons below. The town began as a planned model community developed by cereal magnate C. W. Post, founder of the Postum and Post breakfast-food empire, and it serves as the seat of Garza County. Ranching and cotton farming across the surrounding plains and canyon country have long anchored its economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 3,494
- Change from 2020 base
- -27%
- Land area
- 3.7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Garza County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Garza County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Post
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Post.
Local History
How C.W. Post built the town of Post and shaped Garza County
Garza County's county seat was built by cereal magnate Charles William Post, who bought a large stretch of land to create a planned farming colony in the early 1900s.
Property Tax
Who handles property taxes in Garza County
Two separate offices handle property taxes in Garza County: one sets your value, and a different one collects the bill.
Homestead Exemption
How to get the homestead exemption in Garza County
If this is your main home, you likely qualify for a homestead exemption that lowers what you owe in property taxes.
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