Highlands California Map

About Highlands, California

Highlands is a locality in San Mateo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,359. The population density is 698.5 people per km². Highlands is located at 37.5199°N, 122.3439°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94402.

Highlands anchors itself upon the undulating terrain where the persistent murmur of Polhemus Creek carves a path through the earth, marking the land with a singular, rhythmic vitality. It lies 3.1 miles south-southwest of San Mateo, CA (from San Mateo, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-northwest of Redwood City. The atmosphere here is defined by a heavy, salt-tinged Pacific Ocean breeze that travels inland to soften the golden, tinder-dry grasses of the hillsides, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges provides a stoic backdrop to the horizon. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir reflects the shifting hues of the sky, creating a liquid mirror that punctuates the landscape. As the afternoon light fades, the air cools rapidly, drawing a thin, ethereal fog over the slopes that blurs the sharp edges of the terrain and muffles the quiet pulse of the neighborhood.

Highlands serves as a domestic enclave where the daily commerce of life is centered around the Highlands Recreation Center, a hub that sustains the social character of the residents. The economy here remains tethered to the broader regional patterns of the California peninsula, yet it maintains a distinct domesticity, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. History persists in the subtle contours of the environment, where the proximity to Adobe Gulch speaks to a landscape shaped by long-term geological patience. While the Blue Oak Trail invites those seeking a more rigorous engagement with the wilderness four miles out, the local life remains focused on the immediate, steady rhythms of a place that balances the quietude of its inland position with the vast, oceanic influence pressing in from the west.

About This Highlands Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Highlands, California. Coordinates: 37.519938, -122.34386. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Highlands includes the ZIP code (94402), telephone area code (510), county seat of San Mateo County (Redwood City), and school district assignment (San Mateo Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.