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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 altitude 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

Area Code for Westcliffe: 719

The ZIP code for Westcliffe: 81252<4>

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 (or 13.27% 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.

Websites for Westcliffe ...

Official Website: www.townofwestcliffe.com/

Communities near Westcliffe ...

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

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 (so far) for Westcliffe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westcliffe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Westcliffe.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westcliffe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Westcliffe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Westcliffe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/