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Welcome to Dripping Springs ...

The city of Dripping Springs is located in Hill Country.

Dripping Springs is located in Hays County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dripping Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Dripping Springs: Dripping Spgs. (or less commonly used: Dripping Spngs. or Dripping Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dripping Springs has a population of 5,713 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Dripping Springs is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Dripping Springs: 512 & 737<4>

The ZIP code for Dripping Springs: 78620<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dripping Springs had an population of 5,713 people. This is an increase of 219.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 269.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dripping Springs had a population of 1,788 people. This makes Dripping Springs the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,788 people, the population of Dripping Springs increased 15.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,548 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dripping Springs.

Communities Also Named Dripping Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dripping Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), New Mexico (2) and Oklahoma (2).

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

Communities near Dripping Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dripping Springs ...

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

Adding Dripping Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Dripping Springs post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dripping Springs.

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

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hays, 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 Dripping Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dripping Springs - 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Dripping Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dripping Springs 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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