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Highland Lakes, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°23′54″N 86°39′05″W / 33.39833°N 86.65139°W / 33.39833; -86.65139
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Highland Lakes, Alabama
Location of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Alabama.
Location of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Alabama.
Highland Lakes, Alabama is located in Alabama
Highland Lakes, Alabama
Highland Lakes, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°23′54″N 86°39′05″W / 33.39833°N 86.65139°W / 33.39833; -86.65139
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
 • Total
3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
 • Land3.82 sq mi (9.88 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,239
 • Density1,372.90/sq mi (530.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35242[2]
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID2582679[3]

Highland Lakes is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 3,926 as of the 2010 census.[4]

Geography

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Highland Lakes is located within the Highland Lakes subdivision off U.S. Route 280 atop Double Oak Mountain, a southern extension of the Appalachian Mountains. Via U.S. 280, downtown Birmingham is 16 mi (26 km) northwest, and Chelsea is 6 mi (10 km) southeast.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20205,239
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Highland Lakes AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Highland Lakes Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.