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Welcome to The Highlands (aka 'The Highlands Colonia') ...

The Highlands is located on the South Texas Plains.

The Highlands is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The Highlands is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for The Highlands: 956

The community of The Highlands has also been called The Highlands Colonia.

Communities Also Named The Highlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named The Highlands: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 49 communities that are also named The Highlands - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho, 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, Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near The Highlands ...

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

  • McAllen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
  • Pharr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • Harlingen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Weslaco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weslaco is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <3>
  • San Juan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
  • Alamo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Mercedes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercedes is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <3>
  • Donna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Hidalgo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Highlands - 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.