Highland Lakes is a

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in Shelby County,

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, United States. Its population was 3,926 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

Highland Lakes is located within the Highland Lakes subdivision off U.S. Route 280 atop Double Oak Mountain, a southern extension of the

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. Via U.S. 280, downtown

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is 16 mi (26 km) northwest, and Chelsea is 6 mi (10 km) southeast.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Shelby County, Alabama Census-designated places in Alabama {{ShelbyCountyAL-geo-stub