| Official Name: | Highland Lakes, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelby |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5239 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1372.90 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 810 |
| Coordinates: | 33.3983°N -86.6514°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35242[2] |
| Area Code: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2582679 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.36 |
| Population Density Km2: | 530.10 |
Highland Lakes is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 3,926 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Highland Lakes is located within the Highland Lakes subdivision off U.S. Route 280 atop Double Oak Mountain, a southern extension of theAppalachian Mountains. Via U.S. 280, downtown Birmingham is 16 mi (26 km) northwest, and Chelsea is6 mi (10 km) southeast.