Highland Acres, Delaware

About Highland Acres

Highland Acres, DE is a small unincorporated community located in central Delaware.

Highland Acres holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.49 square miles.

📰 Highland Acres News Today

• Highland Acres Historic District ArcGIS StoryMaps · Jan 9
• DelDOT holds Sussex Drive workshop Cape Gazette · Sep 13
• How much snow by you? Parts of Delaware got around 1 foot NBC10 Philadelphia · Jan 6
• Dover, Delaware Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Best counties to live in Delaware Stacker · Apr 8

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What Makes Highland Acres Unique

• The only place in America named Highland Acres — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Delaware — one of 79 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Highland Acres

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Acres

• Pizza Hut — pizza

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Acres

• Tibury Park reviews ★

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