Welcome to Westcliffe ...

The town of Westcliffe is located in Custer County<1> and is the County Seat for Custer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westcliffe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

The town was incorporated November 21, 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westcliffe has a population of 689 people<2> (see below for details).

Westcliffe is 7,870 feet [2,399 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Westcliffe is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Westcliffe lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Westcliffe: (719)

The ZIP code for Westcliffe: 81252<4>

Websites for Westcliffe ...

Official Website: www.townofwestcliffe.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westcliffe had an population of 689 people. This is an increase of 21.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 65.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westcliffe had a population of 568 people (which is 13.35% of the total population of Custer County). This makes Westcliffe the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Westcliffe represents 0.01% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 568 people, the population of Westcliffe increased 36.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 417 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Westcliffe.

Communities Also Named Westcliffe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Westcliffe - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westcliffe.

Communities near Westcliffe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westcliffe.

• Crestone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestone
  • Crestone is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestone <5>
• Querida ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
  • Querida is located in Custer County
  • Querida has also been known as:
  • Bassick
  • Querida Junction
• Rosita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Rosita is located in Custer County
• Hillside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillside is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <5>
• Bradford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
• Duncan ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Saguache County
• Sunset City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Cotopaxi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotopaxi
  • Cotopaxi is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotopaxi <5>
• Liberty ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Saguache County
• Wetmore
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westcliffe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westcliffe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westcliffe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westcliffe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westcliffe. See our Newspapers Page for Westcliffe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westcliffe ...

Looking for more information about Westcliffe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Westcliffe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Westcliffe.

Adding Westcliffe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westcliffe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Westcliffe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Westcliffe post office opened in 1881.

We also found Westcliffe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westcliffe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westcliffe: www.townofwestcliffe.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/