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Highlands ZIP codes, California

No ZIP code is named for Highlands, CA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 94402. Its area code is 650.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,450
Area code
650

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

Highlands in numbers

About 2,450 people live in Highlands, in 815 households. The median household income is $250,000+ a year (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,000+, and median gross rent is $3,500+ a month. The median age is 46.3; 79.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population2,450Highlands2,450
Households815Highlands815
Median age46.3Highlands46.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+Highlands$250,000+California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+Highlands$2,000,000+California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+Highlands$3,500+California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.6%Highlands79.6%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.0 minHighlands24.0 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,885 / sq miHighlands1,885 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Highlands

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

ZIP codes overlapping Highlands
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
94402 San Mateo , CA Standard 25,475 $172,522 $2,000,000+

Map of Highlands ZIP codes

94402

The ZIP codes of Highlands, CA, 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 Highlands

The nearest larger towns are Hillsborough (11,099 people, 2.7 mi), Belmont (27,337 people, 2.8 mi) and San Mateo (103,105 people, 3.4 mi).

Towns near Highlands
TownPopulationDistance
Hillsborough 11,099 2.7 mi
Belmont 27,337 2.8 mi
San Mateo 103,105 3.4 mi
San Carlos 29,614 4.5 mi
Burlingame 30,525 4.9 mi
Emerald Lake Hills 4,235 5.8 mi
Foster City 32,792 6.1 mi
Millbrae 22,689 6.3 mi
Half Moon Bay 11,391 6.3 mi
El Granada 5,232 6.5 mi
Redwood City 82,447 7.3 mi
Montara 2,917 8.3 mi
Woodside 5,126 8.3 mi
Moss Beach 2,683 8.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in San Mateo County · California ZIP codes

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