THE HIGHLAND CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Florida Ridges and Uplands setting.
Highland City CDP has 7.81 square miles of land in Polk County. Its Census reference point is in Central Florida Ridges and Uplands, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Highland City and Polk County
Highland City is associated with Polk 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 City by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Highland City, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 10.3 percentage points lower than the 10.5% recorded for Polk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Highland City CDP has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Lakeland Highlands CDP (4.86 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

