Welcome to Driggs ...

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

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

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<3> (see below for details).

Driggs is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude 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

Telephone area codes for Driggs: (208) and (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Driggs: 83422<6>

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 16.32% 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 total 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 (which had 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <7>
• Tetonia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
  • Tetonia is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <7>
• Chapin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Teton County
• Fox Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
• The String
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • The String is located in Teton County
• Felt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <7>
• Teton Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton Village
  • Teton Village is located in Teton County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton Village <7>
• Moose Wilson Road
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
  • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
• Moose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose
  • Moose is located in Teton County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose <7>
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Teton County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <7>

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 for Driggs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

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

We also found Driggs mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Driggs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/