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Highland Lakes ZIP codes, Alabama

No ZIP code is named for Highland Lakes, AL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 35242. Its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,866
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Highland Lakes itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Birmingham (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Highland Lakes in numbers

About 5,866 people live in Highland Lakes, in 2,191 households. The median household income is $169,361 a year, 2.6 times the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $599,200 (2.9 times the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,201 a month. The median age is 47.2; 73.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population5,866Highland Lakes5,866
Households2,191Highland Lakes2,191
Median age47.2Highland Lakes47.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$169,361Highland Lakes$169,361Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$599,200Highland Lakes$599,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,201Highland Lakes$1,201Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.5%Highland Lakes73.5%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.3 minHighland Lakes30.3 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,563 / sq miHighland Lakes1,563 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Highland Lakes CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Highland Lakes

These ZIP codes cover part of Highland Lakes but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Highland Lakes
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35242 Birmingham , AL Standard 57,374 $117,047 $477,700

Map of Highland Lakes ZIP codes

35242

The ZIP codes of Highland Lakes, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Highland Lakes

The nearest larger towns are Meadowbrook (9,117 people, 3.3 mi), Brook Highland (8,146 people, 3.5 mi) and Chelsea (16,260 people, 6.2 mi).

Towns near Highland Lakes
TownPopulationDistance
Eagle Point 3,110 1.7 mi
Meadowbrook 9,117 3.3 mi
Brook Highland 8,146 3.5 mi
Chelsea 16,260 6.2 mi
Indian Springs Village 2,537 6.2 mi
Vestavia Hills 38,616 6.9 mi
Pelham 24,827 7.6 mi
Mountain Brook 22,029 8.2 mi
Hoover 92,642 9.4 mi
Irondale 13,464 9.9 mi
Homewood 27,829 10.2 mi
Leeds 12,028 11.2 mi
Birmingham 198,173 12.4 mi
Columbiana 4,725 14.4 mi

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