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Welcome to Highland City ...

Highland City is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Highland City is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Highland City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Highland City: 863

The ZIP code for Highland City: 33846<3>

Communities Also Named Highland City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Highland City - they are located in Alabama, Montana and Ohio.

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

Communities near Highland City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland City ...

Looking for more information about Highland City? 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 Highland City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Highland City.

Adding Highland City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Highland City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Highland City post office opened in 1926.

We also found Highland City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Highland City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Highland City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/