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Census-designated place · Census GEOID 0633632
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Highlands, CA is a Census-designated place in San Mateo County, California — this guide covers houses in Highlands and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Highlands market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
San Mateo County
Map pin
37.520022, -122.3459
Census GEOID
0633632
Land area
1.30 sq mi
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Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Highlands as a Census-designated place in San Mateo County, California — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /california/highlands/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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County guide: San Mateo County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Highlands.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Highlands.
Nearby communities include Baywood Park, Hillsborough, Belmont, San Mateo, San Carlos, Burlingame, Emerald Lake Hills, Foster City, Millbrae, Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Redwood City, Montara, Woodside, Moss Beach, North Fair Oaks.
Baywood Park market data
Nearby city · ~0.7 mi
Hillsborough market data
Nearby city · ~2.7 mi
Belmont market data
Nearby city · ~2.8 mi
San Mateo market data
Nearby city · ~3.4 mi
San Carlos market data
Nearby city · ~4.5 mi
Burlingame market data
Nearby city · ~4.9 mi
Emerald Lake Hills market data
Nearby city · ~5.8 mi
Foster City market data
Nearby city · ~6.1 mi
Millbrae market data
Nearby city · ~6.3 mi
Half Moon Bay market data
Nearby city · ~6.3 mi
El Granada market data
Nearby city · ~6.5 mi
Redwood City market data
Nearby city · ~7.2 mi
Montara market data
Nearby city · ~8.3 mi
Woodside market data
Nearby city · ~8.3 mi
Moss Beach market data
Nearby city · ~8.4 mi
North Fair Oaks market data
Nearby city · ~8.4 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Stanford (~11.7 mi), Palo Alto (~14.0 mi), Hayward (~15.2 mi), Los Altos Hills (~15.5 mi), San Lorenzo (~15.8 mi), Alameda (~16.0 mi), San Leandro (~16.1 mi), Mountain View (~16.8 mi), Cherryland (~17.2 mi), Los Altos (~17.2 mi), Newark (~17.2 mi), Ashland (~17.4 mi), Loyola (~18.0 mi), Oakland (~18.5 mi), Union City (~18.8 mi), Fairview (~19.8 mi).
Census & home facts
Highlands data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
-0.61%
Census place type
CDP
County
San Mateo County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
1.30 sq mi
Census GEOID
0633632
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
NewUSAHouses.com communities
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Pulte · San Mateo, California · ~1.6 mi · from $1,299,990
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Toll Brothers · San Bruno, California · ~7.8 mi
Point Martin ↗
KB Home · Daly City, California · ~13.6 mi · from $1,311,990
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The U.S. Census Bureau lists Highlands as a Census-designated place in San Mateo County, California — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village.
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