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
Unincorporated community
Cliffside Cliffside
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rutherford
Area [1]
• Total	2.328 sq mi (6.03 km^2)
• Land	2.328 sq mi (6.03 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	611
• Density	260/sq mi (100/km^2)
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

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Cliffside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.