Welcome to Highland ...

The city of Highland is located in Madison County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Highland: HEYE-luhnd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Highland has a population of 9,858 people<4> (see below for details).

Highland is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Highland lies within the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for Highland: 62249<6>

Websites for Highland ...

Official Website:   www.ci.highland.il.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.highlandillinois.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Highland had an population of 9,858 people. This is a decrease of 0.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Highland had a population of 9,919 people. This makes Highland the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Highland represents 0.08% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 220th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,919 people, the population of Highland increased 17.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,438 people).

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

Communities Also Named Highland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Indiana (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <7>
• Edwardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <7>
• Collinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <7>
• Shiloh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <7>
• Glen Carbon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <7>
• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <7>
• Maryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <7>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <7>
• Staunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <7>
• Breese
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Highland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

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

Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Highland post office opened in 1843.

We also found Highland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Highland: www.ci.highland.il.us/

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov