Welcome to Highland Beach ...

The coastal town of Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Beach: Highland Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Highland Beach has a population of 110 people<3> (see below for details).

Highland Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Highland Beach had an population of 110 people. This is an increase of 14.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 90.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Highland Beach had a population of 96 people. This makes Highland Beach the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 96 people, the population of Highland Beach decreased 91.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,146 people).

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

Communities Also Named Highland Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Highland Beach - they are located in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland Beach ...

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

• Bowie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• Chesapeake Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
  • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <5>
• North Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <5>
• Rock Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Saint Michaels
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <5>
• Queenstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Upper Marlboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <5>
• Baytowne Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytowne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytowne Village
  • Baytowne Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Edgewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <5>
• Londontowne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londontowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Beach ...

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

Adding Highland Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland Beach 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 Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Highland Beach post office opened in 1916.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/