Iliff Colorado Map

About Iliff, Colorado

Iliff is a locality in Logan County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 268. The population density is 198.9 people per km². Iliff is located at 40.7592°N, 103.0666°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80736.

Iliff lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast, luminous dome over the high plains of Colorado. It lies 11.8 miles northeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 39°T), and is situated 26.9 miles south of Sidney. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle heaving of earth that rolls toward the distant, formidable wall of the Front Range. In the crisp, dry air, light possesses a startling clarity, sharpening the edges of the world. Even in the height of summer, the snow-capped peaks of the mountains remain a constant, cool promise on the horizon, a stark contrast to the sun-baked ochre and pale gold of the plains grasses that shimmer and sway with an almost imperceptible breath of wind. The bones of Iliff speak of a time when the West was a rougher, more hopeful place, though its current rhythm is measured by the steady pulse of agriculture. Ranchers and farmers, their faces weathered by the sun and wind, are the keepers of this land, their livelihoods tied to the generous, if sometimes capricious, generosity of the sky and soil. The town itself holds a quiet dignity, its few streets a testament to pragmatism rather than grand design, a place where the daily transactions are as straightforward as the horizon. It is a locale that demands a certain kind of resilience, a quiet strength that mirrors the enduring spirit of the plains themselves, where beauty is often found not in dramatic displays, but in the persistent, subtle unfolding of the day.

About This Iliff Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iliff, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.759156, -103.066589. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Iliff and Logan County.

Detailed location data for Iliff includes the ZIP code (80736), telephone area code (970), county seat of Logan County (Sterling), and school district assignment (Valley School District RE-1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Iliff is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.