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Welcome to Highlands ...

Highlands is located in Ada County<1>.

Highlands is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Highlands is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Highlands: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Highlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Highlands - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (3), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Highlands ...

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

  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
  • Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Boise Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Pearl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Kings Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Ada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highlands - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Highlands 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.