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Local servicesHospitalWest Springs Hospital5.1 miPost officeClifton Post Office1.6 miTown hallPalisade Town Hall4.5 miPolicePalisade Town Police Department4.5 miFire stationClifton Fire Station1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryClifton Elementary School1.4 miMiddleMount Garfield Middle School1.7 miCollegeColorado Mesa University6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGrand Junction Regional Airport GJT5.2 miInterstateI-70 Business Lpunder a mileUS highwayUS 6under a mileAmtrakGrand Junction, CO GJT8.0 miCoachGrand Junction Regional AirportBustang Outrider5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaColorado
ZIP code81520
Telephone code970
Time zoneMountain Time (MST/MDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:47 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:29 am – 4:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,454 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.95,207 householdsMedian household income $50,769Median home value $228,000Median rent $1,013 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $907 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 6,344 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 14%, construction 13%Average commute 22 minutes72% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 11%, Vietnamese 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F10 in of rain a year, on about 33 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 9 days60 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 40° / 21°FJFebruary: 47° / 26°FFMarch: 58° / 35°FMApril: 66° / 40°FAMay: 76° / 50°FMJune: 87° / 59°FJJuly: 93° / 65°FJAugust: 90° / 63°FASeptember: 81° / 55°FSOctober: 67° / 42°FONovember: 53° / 31°FNDecember: 41° / 22°FD100°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palisade station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Lincolnpeak · 4.6 miMount Garfieldpeak · 1.6 miMt Garfield Trailheadtrailhead · 2.5 miHartman Retention Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miIndian Wash Detention Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miGrand Junction Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJames M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - Corn Lakestate park · 3.9 miRobb-Colorado River State Park Colorado River Wildlife Area Sectionstate park · 4.1 miJames M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - River Wildlife Areastate park · 4.2 mi · 125 acresLong Family Memorial Parkrecreation area · 2.6 miJames M. Robb - Colorado River State Parkstate park · 5.3 miTilman Bishop State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 113 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 24 Aug 201844 mi away, near Parachute, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Apr 202528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMesa County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured127 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mesa County monitors, CO
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterClifton WDserves 34,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,824 ft1,470 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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