Highland Lakes, New Jersey

About Highland Lakes

Highland Lakes is a small unincorporated community in northern New Jersey.

Officially, Highland Lakes is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.32 square miles.

📰 Highland Lakes News Today

• Sussex County home destroyed in fire; no injuries reported amid multi-agency response WRNJ Radio · Apr 22
• Highland Lakes Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 3
• Joseph F. Gramuglia Obituary (2026) - Highland Lakes, NJ - Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• Rodney Alan “Rod” McCune, 63, Highland Lakes, N.J. Dubois County Free Press, Inc. · Jul 20
• NJ cold case murder arrest: Never-before-seen photos reveal new details in 1990 homicide of Lisa McBride ABC7 New York · Apr 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Highland Lakes Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Lakes

• Pequannock Watershed Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Highland Lakes

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