THE HIGHLAND BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip setting.
Highland Beach town has 0.54 square miles of land in Palm Beach County. Its Census reference point is in Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip, within Southern Florida Coastal Plain.
Very low-relief southern Florida terrain includes marsh, swamp, Everglades and palmetto-prairie settings. Small elevation differences can correspond to substantial changes in vegetation and water conditions.
Regional context: Southern Florida Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Highland Beach and Palm Beach County
Highland Beach is associated with Palm Beach County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Highland Beach by land and water
The Census records 0.75 square miles of water within Highland Beach, or 58.4% of its total area. It is 40.8 percentage points higher than the 17.6% recorded for Palm Beach County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Highland Beach town has 3.4% of the land area of nearby Delray Beach city (15.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

