Driftwood, Oklahoma

Driftwood, Oklahoma
Driftwood, Oklahoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Driftwood, Oklahoma
Driftwood, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′45″N 98°21′34″W / 36.87917°N 98.35944°W / 36.87917; -98.35944
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAlfalfa
Incorporated1898
Government
  Typeunincorporated (part of Stella township)
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Population
 (1990)
  Total
27 (most recent available)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73728
Area code580
GNIS feature ID1092189

Driftwood is a small unincorporated community in northern Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. A formerly prosperous small rural community, at one time it had two churches, a grocery store, barber shop, gas station with repair shop, grain elevator, two-story school, a telephone office, bank, and post office. Currently, it is made up of less than a dozen residences - along with a church and cemetery - grouped along both sides of Oklahoma State Highway 8/State Highway 58.