Welcome to Dilley ...

The city of Dilley is located on the South Texas Plains.

Dilley is located in Frio County<1>.

The location of Dilley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dilley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dilley has a population of 4,495 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Dilley is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Dilley is located in the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Dilley: 78017<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dilley had an population of 4,495 people. This is an increase of 15.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dilley had a population of 3,894 people (which is 22.62% of the total population of Frio County). This makes Dilley the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Dilley represents 0.02% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 390th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,894 people, the population of Dilley increased 5.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,674 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dilley.

Communities Also Named Dilley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dilley - they are located in Ohio, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Dilley ...

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

• Pearsall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
  • Pearsall is located in Frio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <6>
• Cotulla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotulla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotulla
  • Cotulla is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotulla <6>
• Millett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
  • Millett is located in La Salle County
• Derby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Frio County
  • Derby has also been known as:
  • Derby Colonia
• Divot ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divot
  • Divot is located in Frio County
• Woodward ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in La Salle County
• West Pearsall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
  • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
• Los Angeles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <6>
• North Pearsall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
  • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
• Hindes
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindes
  • Hindes is located in Atascosa 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 Dilley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dilley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dilley ...

Looking for more information about Dilley? 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 Dilley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dilley.

Adding Dilley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dilley 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 Dilley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dilley post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dilley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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