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Welcome to Driggs ...

The city of Driggs is located in Teton County<1> and is the County Seat for Teton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Driggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Driggs has a population of 1,803 people<2> (see below for details).

Driggs is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Driggs is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Driggs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Driggs: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Driggs: 83422<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Driggs had an population of 1,803 people. This is an increase of 8.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 63.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Driggs had a population of 1,660 people (which is 16.35% of the total population of Teton County). This makes Driggs the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Driggs represents 0.11% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,660 people, the population of Driggs increased 50.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,100 people).

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

Communities Also Named Driggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Driggs - they are located in Arkansas and Michigan.

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

Communities near Driggs ...

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

  • Victor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tetonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chapin is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Fox Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • The String
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The String is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • Felt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Teton Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moose Wilson Road
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
  • Moose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Driggs ...

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

Adding Driggs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Driggs 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 (so far) for Driggs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Driggs post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Driggs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Driggs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Driggs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Driggs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Driggs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Driggs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Driggs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/