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	%±
2020	5,239		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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.