Driftwood, Texas | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Driftwood |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 30.1231°N -98.0308°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hays |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 3.35 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.35 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Elevation Ft: | 1043 |
Population Total: | 106 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 78619 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-21412 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1378229 |
Driftwood is a census-designated place in northern Hays County, Texas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 106.[1]
Driftwood lies along Farm to Market Road 150, northwest of Kyle and southwest of downtown Austin. San Marcos, the Hays county seat, is south of Driftwood via highway.[2] The community has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78619.[3]
Although the earliest settlers arrived in the area now known as Driftwood around 1850, the community was really established in the 1880s. A post office was among the results of the community's significant growth in that decade. Driftwood shrank almost to a ghost town by the early twentieth century; although it grew somewhat by the middle of the century, it returned to its almost-deserted state by the 1970s.[4]
Driftwood is home to The Salt Lick, a relatively well-known barbecue restaurant, Trattoria Lisina, Driftwood Estate Winery, the Wildflower Barn Event Center, Stonehouse Villa Wedding Venue, Vista Brewing, the Ragland Ranch & Organic Herb Farm, and the Lazy 8 Ranch.