Welcome to Clifton Heights ...

Clifton Heights is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Clifton Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clifton Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Clifton Heights: Clifton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clifton Heights has a population of 6,698 people<3> (see below for details).

Clifton Heights is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Clifton Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clifton Heights, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clifton Heights had an population of 6,698 people. This is an increase of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clifton Heights had a population of 6,652 people. This makes Clifton Heights the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Clifton Heights represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,652 people, the population of Clifton Heights decreased 1.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,779 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clifton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clifton Heights - they are located in Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clifton Heights ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Norristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Gloucester City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Brookhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Clifton Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clifton Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clifton Heights ...

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

Adding Clifton Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clifton Heights post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clifton Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/