Welcome to Clifton ...

The city of Clifton is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clifton has a population of 305 people<2> (see below for details).

Clifton is 4,850 feet [1,478 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Clifton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Clifton: (208) & (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Clifton: 83228<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clifton had an population of 305 people. This is an increase of 17.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clifton had a population of 259 people. This makes Clifton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Clifton represents 0.02% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 259 people, the population of Clifton increased 21.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 213 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Clifton: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Oneida County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 81 communities that are also named Clifton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (4), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clifton ...

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

• Preston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
• Malad City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <7>
• Lewiston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <7>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <7>
• Clarkston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <7>
• Downey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <7>
• Trenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
• Dayton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <7>
• Weston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <7>
• Cornish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton ...

Looking for more information about Clifton? 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 Clifton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clifton.

Adding Clifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clifton 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 Clifton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/