Highland Lake, Alabama

About Highland Lake

Highland Lake is a tiny community in northern Alabama counting 430 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Highland Lake is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.63 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 264 residents per square mile.

📰 Highland Lake News Today

• Public Interest Law Firm Calls on Highland Lake to End Ban on Small Homes The Institute for Justice · Feb 8
• Highland Lake, AL Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 19
• Highland Lake Tornado - April 28, 2014 National Weather Service (.gov) · Apr 28
• Intruder shot during home invasion at Highland Lake in Blount Co. WBRC 6 News · Sep 15
• Roger Hunter Obituary Dec 20, 2024 Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens · Dec 20

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What Makes Highland Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Highland Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Lake

• Highland Lake Park reviews ★
• McKay Park reviews ★

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