ZIP Code 28741

Highlands, NC · Macon County

35.0705, -83.216 · View boundary on OpenStreetMap ↗

About Highlands

Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and Cashiers Townships, respectively. The permanent population was 1,014 at the 2020 census.

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Area Profile

US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)

4,266
population
$68,874
median household income
47
people / sq mi
$596,100
median home value
$862
median gross rent
61.8
median age
6,089
housing units
2,295
households
90.3
land area (sq mi)

Key places in 28741

  • Bearpen Mountain nature
  • Blackrock Mountain nature
  • Chestnut Mountain nature
  • Cole Mountain nature
  • Cove Hill nature
  • Goat Knob nature
  • Little Bearpen Mountain nature
  • Queen Mountain nature
  • Round Mountain nature
  • Shortoff Mountain nature

Points of interest

  • grocery
  • fast_food
  • bank

Brands

  • First Citizens Bank (1)
  • Subway (1)