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Welcome to Highland Lake ...

The town of Highland Lake is located in Blount County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Lake: Highland Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Highland Lake has a population of 408 people<2> (see below for details).

Highland Lake is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Highland Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Highland Lake (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Highland Lake: 205 & 659<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Highland Lake had an population of 408 people. This is a decrease of 0.97% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Highland Lake had a population of 412 people. This makes Highland Lake the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 412 people, the population of Highland Lake has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 408 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Highland Lake.

Communities Also Named Highland Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Highland Lake - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Highland Lake ...

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

  • Clay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
  • Oneonta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Margaret
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Argo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
  • Odenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ragland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <5>
  • Blountsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland Lake. 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 Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Lake ...

Looking for more information about Highland Lake? 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 Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Highland Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Highland Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Highland Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.