Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Nevada County<1>.

The location of Highland Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Highland Park is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Highland Park is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Highland Park lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Highland Park: (530)

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Nevada County, we know of another 4 California communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda, Kern, Los Angeles and Sacramento County.

Beyond California, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Park.

Communities near Highland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Park.

• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Grass Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
• Nevada City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
• Colfax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Chicago Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Chicago Park is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Park <4>
• Gold Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
• Bitney Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
• Chicago Park ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
• Nevada City Rancheria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
  • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
• Newtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Nevada County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Highland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park. See our Newspapers Page for Highland Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

Looking for more information about Highland Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Highland Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/