California · Census place 0633588

Highland, California

Highland is a city in San Bernardino County, California with an estimated 56,499 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 160th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
56,499
#160 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
-0.8%
-476 people
Land area
18.6 sq mi
+ 0.09 sq mi water
Density
3,042 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: Highland. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Highland population, 2020 to 2024

Highland lost 476 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.8%. In the latest year it moved by +109. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 204th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so Highland is 1.5 times that size.

57.0k202056.9k202156.6k202256.4k202356.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 56,960. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Highland covers 18.57 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 3,042 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so Highland is less dense than the typical town.

What county Highland is in

All of Highland's residents live in San Bernardino County, which had 2,214,281 residents in 2024. Highland holds 2.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Highland

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Highland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 92346, 92359, 92410. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Highland is

The Census internal point of Highland is at 34.113500, -117.165700. Sacramento, the capital, is 391.2 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Redlands, CA (74,279 people), 4.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is San Bernardino, CA, 7.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.113500, -117.165700
DMS
34°06'48.60"N 117°09'56.52"W
UTM
11N 484718.3E 3774753.1N
Geohash
9qhdjf4t9
Plus code
85644R7M+CP

Daylight in Highland

At 34.11° N, Highland gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Highland

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Redlands, 4.2 miles away, with 74,279 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Highland, CA?

56,499 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 476 (0.8%) from 56,975 in July 2020.

What county is Highland in?

San Bernardino County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Highland?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 92346, 92359, 92410.

How far is Highland from Sacramento?

391.2 miles (629.6 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Highland.

What is the nearest larger city to Highland?

Redlands, CA, with 74,279 residents, 4.2 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.