Highland Lakes, Alabama
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|official_name = Highland Lakes, Alabama
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|map_caption = Location of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Alabama
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Shelby
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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.96
|area_land_sq_mi = 3.82
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.14
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 5239
|population_density_sq_mi = 1372.90
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|elevation_ft = 810
|coordinates = {{coord|33|23|54|N|86|39|05|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 35242{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/35242|title=Highland Lakes AL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023}}
|area_code = 205, 659
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 2582679{{cite gnis|2582679|Highland Lakes Census Designated Place}}
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|area_total_km2 = 10.25
|area_land_km2 = 9.88
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Highland Lakes is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 3,926 as of the 2010 census.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}
Geography
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
{{US Census population
|2020= 5239
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Shelby County, Alabama}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Shelby County, Alabama
Category:Census-designated places in Alabama
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