THE HIGHLAND BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Highland Beach town has 0.06 square miles of land in Anne Arundel County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Highland Beach and Anne Arundel County
Highland Beach is associated with Anne Arundel 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 <0.01 square miles of water within Highland Beach, or 13.6% of its total area. It is 15.8 percentage points lower than the 29.4% recorded for Anne Arundel County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Highland Beach town has 0.8% of the land area of nearby Annapolis Neck CDP (6.93 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

