Clifton, Colorado
Clifton, Colorado | |
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F Road (U.S. Route 6) in Clifton looking toward Grand Mesa | |
Location in Mesa County, Colorado | |
Clifton Location of the Clifton CDP, Colorado. Clifton Clifton (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′31″N 108°26′56″W / 39.0919°N 108.4490°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Mesa |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Mesa County |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.061 sq mi (15.70 km2) |
| • Land | 5.988 sq mi (15.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,721 ft (1,439 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,413 |
| • Density | 3,409/sq mi (1,316/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81520 & 81504 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS place ID | 174618 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2407634 |
| FIPS code | 08-15165 |
Clifton is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Clifton post office has the ZIP Code 81520. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Clifton CDP was 20,413.