Cliffside, North Carolina
Cliffside is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.[3] Its population was 611 as of the 2010 census. Cliffside has a post office with ZIP code 28024.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 Alternate and North Carolina Highway 120 pass through the community.
Cliffside, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rutherford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.328 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| • Land | 2.328 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 611 |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28024 |
| Area code(s) | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019699[3] |
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
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Cliffside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- 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.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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