Highland Lakes, Alabama

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

Highland Lakes, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Alabama.
Highland Lakes, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°23′54″N 86°39′05″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Area [1]
• Total	3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
• Land	3.82 sq mi (9.88 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation	810 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,239
• Density	1,372.90/sq mi (530.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35242[2]
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	2582679[3]

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.

Demographics

Historical population

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