Cliffside, North Carolina

Cliffside is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Its population was 611 as of the 2010 census. Cliffside has a post office with ZIP code 28024.[3][4] U.S. Route 221 Alternate and North Carolina Highway 120 pass through the community.

Cliffside, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Cliffside is located in North Carolina
Cliffside
Cliffside
Cliffside is located in the United States
Cliffside
Cliffside
Coordinates: 35°14′53″N 81°45′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRutherford
Area
[1]
 • Total2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
 • Land2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total530
 • Density227.76/sq mi (87.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28024
Area code828
GNIS feature ID2628618[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020530—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

Cliffside was founded by Raleigh Rutherford (R.R.) Haynes, who established a textile mill there on the Second Broad River. High Shoals, a former community in this vicinity, was a post office as early as 1828.[6]

Cliffside Public School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[7]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cliffside, North Carolina
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. Powell, William S. (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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