Cliffside, North Carolina

Cliffside, North Carolina
Cliffside, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W / 35.23806°N 81.76972°WCoordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W / 35.23806°N 81.76972°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 (2010)
• 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

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.

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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "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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[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[GR8-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[gnis-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cliffside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[GR7-4] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[5] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

[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.

[nris-7] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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Cliffside, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Cliffside Cliffside Show map of North CarolinaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W / 35.23806°N 81.76972°W / 35.23806; -81.76972Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W / 35.23806°N 81.76972°W / 35.23806; -81.76972
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rutherford
Area ^[1]
• 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 (2010)^[2]
• 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]