Highland Acres Delaware Map

About Highland Acres, Delaware

Highland Acres is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,492. The population density is 903.7 people per km². Highland Acres is located at 39.1163°N, 75.5183°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19958, 19901.

Highland Acres occupies a quiet, inland stretch of land defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Isaac Branch as it carves a path through the regional terrain. It lies 2.6 miles south of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 177°T), and is situated 1.4 miles north-northwest of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The landscape surrounding Highland Acres is defined by the modest, level expanses of the central Delaware plains, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by any distant, jagged peaks. Here, the light of late afternoon filters through the canopy of nearby woodlands, casting elongated, amber shadows across the fields of Stone Ridge. The air possesses a crisp, terrestrial weight, stripped of any maritime influence, favoring instead the scent of damp earth and cooling soil that persists long after the sun dips below the western edge of the horizon.

Economic life in this portion of the state remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of agriculture and the methodical expansion of suburban settlement. The proximity of Stone Ridge provides a preserved sanctuary of green space, offering a necessary counterpoint to the orderly, residential patterns that define the local architecture. While the broader region bears the historical imprint of intense industrial legacies, Highland Acres maintains a more tempered pace, grounded in the practicalities of modern life and the quiet persistence of its riparian borders. It is a place where the seasons dictate the temperament of the neighborhood, and the slow, deliberate movement of the Isaac Branch serves as a constant, quiet reminder of the land’s enduring, inland character.

About This Highland Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Highland Acres, Delaware. Coordinates: 39.116265, -75.518288. 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 Highland Acres includes the ZIP code (19958, 19901), telephone area code (302), county seat of Kent County (Dover), and school district assignment (Caesar Rodney 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.