Welcome to Clifton ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clifton has a population of 85,115 people<2> (see below for details).

Clifton is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Clifton: 973 & 862<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clifton had an population of 85,115 people. This is an increase of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clifton had a population of 84,136 people (or 16.76% of the total population of Passaic County). This makes Clifton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Clifton represents 0.96% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 84,136 people, the population of Clifton increased 6.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 78,672 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Idaho (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 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.

• New York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Clifton to New York
• Bronx
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Clifton to Bronx
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Clifton to Newark
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Clifton to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yonkers
  • From Clifton to Yonkers
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Clifton to Elizabeth
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Clifton to Union City
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Clifton to Mount Vernon
• Bayonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Clifton to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Clifton to East Orange

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. Our list includes 14 papers. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clifton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Clifton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Clifton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (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 Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/