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Highland Lakes
New JerseyCDP
Highland Lakes
Total population
3,852
Median home value
$295,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$109,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Highland Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Highland Lakes had a population of 4,816. Highland Lakes has its own Post Office with the ZIP Code 07422.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The community was mistakenly referred to as Highland Lake (missing the plural "s") by the United States Census Bureau from the 1990 to 2010 censuses
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (16.86%).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Highland Lakes, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Vernon Township High SchoolHigh · VERNON · 929 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- High Point Regional High School DistrictHigh · SUSSEX · 817 students · 12:1 ratio
- Glen Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · VERNON · 645 students · 9.9:1 ratio
- WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP · 615 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- Franklin Borough SchoolElementary · FRANKLIN · 474 students · 9.7:1 ratio
- Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · VERNON · 434 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Rolling Hills Primary SchoolElementary · VERNON · 410 students · 10.5:1 ratio
- Lounsberry Hollow SchoolElementary · VERNON · 401 students · 8.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Highland Lakes


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library