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Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Bucks County<1>.

Highland Park is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Bucks County, we know of another 6 Pennsylvania communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cambria, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Mifflin and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland Park ...

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

  • Allentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Norristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmaus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quakertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.