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About Highlands
Set in the western part of California, Highlands is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Highlands is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.3 square miles.
📰 Highlands News Today
- Highlands Scots Girls Wrestling (North Highlands, CA) Schedule Sports Illustrated · Aug 15
- Yuba City Unified denies Highlands charter petition, citing undisclosed plans and unresolved audit concerns ABC10 · Aug 10
- Toll Brothers Announces Final Opportunity to Own a Luxury Home in the Bella Terra Collection at Tesoro Highlands in Valencia, California markets.businessinsider.com · Aug 11
- Live Harvest Update from the Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Industry Advisor · Aug 11
- North Highlands Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Highlands Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Highlands
- Rainbow Pizza — greek
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Little Hunan — chinese
- Neal's Coffee Shop (café)
- Wakuriya Japanese Kitchen — japanese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Wing Lam gravesite · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.3 sq mi
Coordinates37.5200, -122.3459