Highlands, New Jersey

About Highlands

Highlands, NJ is a small town located in eastern New Jersey with an estimated population of 4,337.

Officially, Highlands is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.74 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,861 residents per square mile.

📰 Highlands News Today

• Highlands Council Statement on the Passing of Former Council Member Michael Francis NJ.gov · Aug 3
• First Avenue Playhouse presents "Cocktail Hour Confessions" | ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ NewJerseyStage.com · Aug 4
• Jersey Shore gem named among best small towns on Atlantic Coast Asbury Park Press · Aug 8
• Finally, someone outside NJ gets why we love this town 92.7 WOBM · Aug 10
• New Jersey broke its promise to the Highlands The Jersey Vindicator · Apr 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Highlands Unique

• Positioned in eastern 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 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Highlands

• 2nd Jetty — seafood
• Franny's Pizzaria — pizza
• Off the Hook — seafood
• Bahrs Landing Seafood Restaurant & Marina — seafood
• Chilangos — mexican
• China Sea — chinese
• Etal
• The Lusty Lobster — seafood
• Watchwitch Cafe & Tea Company (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Power House · Museum
• Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station · Museum
• Twin Lights Museum · Museum
• Nike Missile · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highlands

• Hartshorne Woods County Park reviews ★
• Hartshorne Woods Park reviews ★
• Huddy Park reviews ★
• Twin Lights State Historic Site reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Highlands

• Henry Hudson Regional School
• Highlands Elementary School
• Marine Academy of Science and Technology

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Highlands

🏘️ Nearby Communities