Clifton is a town in Greenlee County, Arizona, home to about 3,822 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85533, and parts of 85540 are in Clifton too.
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| Nearest major airport | Tucson International Airport (TUS)120 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Grant County Airport (SVC)73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tucson, AZ115 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ166 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Clifton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Clifton had 3,933 residents in the 2020 census, up 52% since 2000.
It’s the 111th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Greenlee County grew from 15,362 residents in 1920 to 9,563 in 2020.
Greenlee County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 100°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 17.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clifton, AZ weather station (5 miles away).
4,213 jobs at 88 businesses in Greenlee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clifton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
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| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Morenci.
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