Highland Springs, Virginia

About Highland Springs

Highland Springs, VA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Virginia.

Highland Springs holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.97 square miles.

📰 Highland Springs News Today

• Highland Springs student named a winner in statewide STEAM essay contest Henrico Citizen · Aug 13
• Highland Springs High School (VA) Boys Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Beam signing kicks off housing-education hybrid development in Highland Springs Richmond BizSense · Jun 9
• Highland Springs Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Two people found shot in Henrico’s Highland Springs area WRIC ABC 8News · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Highland Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Highland Springs — 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.
• Positioned in eastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Highland Springs

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Springs

• Antonio's Pizza — pizza
• Treats and Treasures
• Yummy Chinese — chinese
• Anna's Pizza Pasta & Subs — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Springs

• Cold Harbor Battlefield Park reviews ★
• Robinson Park reviews ★
• The Garden · Garden reviews ★
• The Springs Recreation Center reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Highland Springs

• Adult Education Center
• Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs
• An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple
• Empowerment Academy
• Fair Oaks Elementary
• General Academic Development
• Henrico Virtual Academy
• Highland Springs Elementary
• Highland Springs High
• ISEAP Program

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Highland Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities