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Silver Cliff ZIP codes, Colorado

No ZIP code is named for Silver Cliff, CO; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 81252. Its area code is 719.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
863
Area code
719

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Silver Cliff itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Westcliffe (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Silver Cliff in numbers

About 863 people live in Silver Cliff, in 376 households. The median household income is $33,000 a year, 65% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,500 (50% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $969 a month. The median age is 48.9; 16.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population863Silver Cliff863
Households376Silver Cliff376
Median age48.9Silver Cliff48.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$33,000Silver Cliff$33,000Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$268,500Silver Cliff$268,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$969Silver Cliff$969Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%Silver Cliff16.4%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.6 minSilver Cliff17.6 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density56 / sq miSilver Cliff56 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Silver Cliff town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Silver Cliff

These ZIP codes cover part of Silver Cliff but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Silver Cliff
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81252 Westcliffe , CO Standard 4,763 $69,527 $401,900

Map of Silver Cliff ZIP codes

81252

The ZIP codes of Silver Cliff, CO, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Silver Cliff

The nearest larger towns are Lincoln Park (3,986 people, 23 mi), Cañon City (17,122 people, 24 mi) and Florence (3,885 people, 24 mi).

Towns near Silver Cliff
TownPopulationDistance
Lincoln Park 3,986 22.8 mi
Cañon City 17,122 23.7 mi
Florence 3,885 23.7 mi
Park Center 2,588 26.3 mi
Penrose 4,087 29.6 mi

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