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Welcome to Highlands Ranch ...

Highlands Ranch is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Highlands Ranch: Highlands Rnch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Highlands Ranch for more information about variations on the name of Highlands Ranch.

Highlands Ranch is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Highlands Ranch is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Highlands Ranch lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Highlands Ranch: 303 & 720<3>

Communities near Highlands Ranch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highlands Ranch.

  • Denver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
    • Former names for Denver:
    • Auraina
    • Denver City
    • Montana City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Lakewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arvada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Centennial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Castle Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Littleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highlands Ranch ...

Looking for more information about Highlands Ranch? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Highlands Ranch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Highlands Ranch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highlands Ranch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 303 code has been Overlayed with the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Highlands Ranch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Highlands Ranch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.