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 | |
Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′35″N 108°27′38″W / 39.07639°N 108.46056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Mesa County |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| 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
/ | 4,724 ft (1,440 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,413 |
| • Density | 3,409.0/sq mi (1,316.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 81520 (Clifton) 81504 (Grand Junction) |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature | 2407634 |
Clifton is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by 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.