Highland Lakes, Alabama

Highland Lakes, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°23′54″N86°39′05″W / 33.39833°N 86.65139°W / 33.39833; -86.65139 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Area [2]
• Total	3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
• Land	3.81 sq mi (9.88 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation [1]	787 ft (240 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,239
• Density	1,373/sq mi (530.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35242 [3]
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	2582679 [1]

Highland Lakes is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 3,926 as of the 2010 census. ^[4]

Geography

Highland Lakes is located within the Highland Lakes subdivision off U.S. Route 280 atop Double Oak Mountain, a southern extension of the Appalachian Mountains. Via U.S. 280, downtown Birmingham is 16 mi (26 km) northwest, and Chelsea is 6 mi (10 km) southeast.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	3,926		—
2020	5,239		33.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Highland Lakes was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[6]

Highland Lakes CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [7]	Pop 2020 [8]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	3,405	4,447	86.73%	84.88%
Black or African American alone (NH)	295	380	7.51%	7.25%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	9	5	0.23%	0.10%
Asian alone (NH)	89	137	2.27%	2.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	16	12	0.41%	0.23%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	48	169	1.22%	3.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	89	1.63%	1.70%
Total	3,926	5,239	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Lakes, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "Highland Lakes AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
7. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Highland Lakes CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Highland Lakes CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .