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 | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 81°46′11″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Rutherford |
Area | |
• Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Land | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 530 |
• Density | 227.76/sq mi (87.93/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28024 |
Area code | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019699[2] |
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 530 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
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]
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County seat: Rutherfordton | ||
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