Driftwood Texas Map

About Driftwood, Texas

Driftwood is a locality in Hays County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 42.1 people per km². Driftwood is located at 30.1230°N, 98.0308°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78619.

Driftwood rests in a landscape sculpted by the arid grace of Central Texas, where the earth exhales the scent of sun-baked limestone and hardy scrub oak. It lies 11.7 miles west-northwest of Buda, TX (from Buda, TX: bearing 283°T), and is situated 5.7 miles southeast of Dripping Springs. The land rolls with a quiet determination, a testament to the persistent shaping of wind and water, with the Rocky Branch carving its languid path through the terrain, a ribbon of life in the otherwise parched expanse. The light here, particularly at dusk, possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, bathing the low-lying hills in hues of amber and rose, a subtle benediction on the day’s end. The air itself carries a dry, earthy perfume, mingling the dust of the road with the fainter, sweet exhalations of unseen wildflowers. This is a place where the echoes of generations linger, a locality that knows the steady pulse of ranching and the deeper, more ancient rhythms of the land it occupies. Driftwood’s economy, like much of this region, draws sustenance from the earth, with cattle grazing on sparse but nourishing pastures and the occasional small farm coaxing life from the soil. The very name, Driftwood, hints at a history tied to the natural flow of things, perhaps a place where debris from the Rocky Branch once washed ashore, or a metaphor for the transient nature of human settlement against the enduring backdrop of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a designation that speaks to a profound stewardship of this inland territory. While the Edwards Plateau lies a considerable distance to the west, its distant presence seems to inform the very character of the land, lending it a stoic, enduring quality.

About This Driftwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Driftwood, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.122988, -98.030842. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Driftwood and Hays County.

Detailed location data for Driftwood includes the ZIP code (78619), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Hays County (San Marcos), and school district assignment (Dripping Springs Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Driftwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.