Highland Acres, Delaware
CDP
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, DE Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 18
- Residents call for upgrades at Highland Acres Cape Gazette · Jul 26
- Price high for annexation Highland Acres DelmarvaNow.com · Jan 6
- Highland Acres, DE Weather Radar AccuWeather · Feb 25
- How much snow by you? Parts of Delaware got around 1 foot NBC10 Philadelphia · Jan 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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
📍 Beades Estate📍 Candlewicke📍 Carriage Lane📍 Carter Development📍 Fairfield Farms📍 Grand Oaks📍 Greenview📍 Highland Acres📍 Richardson Estates📍 Royal Grant📍 Shady Lane📍 The Blades📍 Tidbury Creek Park Mobile Home Park📍 Tidbury Manor
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Acres
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Acres
- Tibury Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateDelaware
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.49 sq mi
Coordinates39.1163, -75.5183