Highland Beach, Maryland

About Highland Beach

Highland Beach is a tiny community in central Maryland counting 107 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Highland Beach is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,783 residents per square mile.

📰 Highland Beach News Today

• The story behind Highland Beach, Maryland's first Black township FOX 5 DC · Feb 2
• Raymond Langston Obituary (1939 - 2026) - Highland Beach, MD - The Washington Post Legacy obituary · Apr 26
• UMBC exhibit puts focus on Black leisure during the Jim Crow era The Baltimore Banner · Nov 28
• Governor and First Lady Moore Visit the Historic Highland Beach for the 130th Anniversary Celebration The Office of Governor Wes Moore (.gov) · Sep 3
• Highland Beach, Maryland | PHOTOS Capital Gazette · Jul 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Highland Beach Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.06 sq mi.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 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 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Highland Beach

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Beach

• Beacon Waterfront Galley & Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Beach

• Abbey Park reviews ★
• Bay Ridge Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• David G. Dauses Sr. Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Thomas Point Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Highland Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities