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Cliffside ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Cliffside, NC is 28024, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
438
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cliffside itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Caroleen (3.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Cliffside uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Cliffside in numbers

About 438 people live in Cliffside, in 241 households. The median household income is $51,438 a year, 29% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median age is 50.9; 15.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 11 minutes.

Population438Cliffside438
Households241Cliffside241
Median age50.9Cliffside50.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,438Cliffside$51,438North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%Cliffside15.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute11.3 minCliffside11.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density188 / sq miCliffside188 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Cliffside

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cliffside
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28024 Cliffside , NC Standard 31 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cliffside

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cliffside
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28114 Mooresboro , NC Standard 7,104 $60,500 $150,500

Map of Cliffside ZIP codes

28024

The ZIP codes of Cliffside, NC, 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 Cliffside

The nearest larger towns are Ellenboro (901 people, 5.7 mi), Boiling Springs (4,757 people, 5.7 mi) and Lattimore (526 people, 7.5 mi).

Towns near Cliffside
TownPopulationDistance
Boiling Springs 4,757 5.7 mi
Forest City 7,363 8.4 mi
Spindale 4,131 11.8 mi
Shelby 22,100 12.7 mi
Gaffney, SC 12,596 13.4 mi
Rutherfordton 3,680 13.7 mi
East Gaffney, SC 2,824 13.8 mi
Boiling Springs, SC 12,936 18.5 mi
Valley Falls, SC 8,239 20.3 mi
Whitney, SC 3,685 20.3 mi
Hilltop, SC 2,950 21.8 mi
Southern Shops, SC 3,797 22.4 mi
Spartanburg, SC 38,910 22.8 mi
Saxon, SC 4,085 22.9 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Rutherford County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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