Lakeland Highlands, Florida

About Lakeland Highlands

Lakeland Highlands is a small unincorporated community in central Florida.

Lakeland Highlands holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.86 square miles.

📰 Lakeland Highlands News Today

• 60 Residents Near Lakeland Highlands Road Experiencing Water Outage Due to Leak Polk County Government (.gov) · Apr 23
• Orlando Health, Watson Clinic open new Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland Ledger · Jul 8
• Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital to Open July 8 LkldNow · Jun 29
• New hospital opens in Lakeland FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Jun 25
• Orlando Health Lakeland to bring more than 1,000 jobs to Polk County Spectrum Bay News 9 · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lakeland Highlands Unique

• The only place in America named Lakeland Highlands — 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 Florida — one of 956 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 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakeland Highlands

• Applebee's — american
• Denny's — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tijuana Flats — mexican
• Black & Brew (café)
• Bonefish Grill — seafood
• Carabbas
• Cheddar's — american
• Duke's Brewhouse — beer
• Hooters — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakeland Highlands

• Se7en Wetlands - Lakeland Highlands Scrub Entrance reviews ★
• Carter Road Park reviews ★
• Christina Park reviews ★
• Lakeland Highlands Scrub reviews ★
• Peterson Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lakeland Highlands

🏘️ Nearby Communities