Welcome to Cliff Island ...

Cliff Island is located on Cliff Island.

Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Cliff Island: Cliff Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Cliff Island is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Cliff Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cliff Island is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Cliff Island: 04019<3>

Communities near Cliff Island ...

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

• Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• South Portland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <4>
• Scarborough
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <4>
• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Gorham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Cape Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Elizabeth
  • Cape Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Elizabeth <4>
• Old Orchard Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Beach
  • Old Orchard Beach is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Orchard Beach <4>

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 Cliff Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cliff Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cliff Island. 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 Cliff Island.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff Island ...

Looking for more information about Cliff Island? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cliff Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cliff Island.

Adding Cliff Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliff Island 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 Cliff Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cliff Island post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliff Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cliff Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/