Highland is a community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, home to about 5,114 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 47710 and 47711.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Evansville; part is in Highland
Mostly Evansville; part is in Highland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Highland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL262 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Highland; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Highland had 4,435 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 133rd largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Vanderburgh County grew from 71,769 residents in 1900 to 180,136 in 2020.
Vanderburgh County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Evansville Regional Ap, IN weather station (2 miles away).
110,804 jobs at 5,102 businesses in Vanderburgh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
655 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Highland’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 90 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 178 |
| Dentists | 37 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 191 |
| Mental health providers | 85 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 60 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 17 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, Joshua Academy. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hall Community SchoolEvansville | Pre-K–8 | 496 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Evans SchoolEvansville | Pre-K–6 | 473 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Academy for Innovative StudiesEvansville | K–12 | 318 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Delaware Elementary SchoolEvansville | K–6 | 379 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| EVSC Virtual AcademyEvansville | K–12 | 151 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Highland Elementary SchoolEvansville | K–5 | 814 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Joshua AcademyEvansville | K–6 | 254 | Charter | 4.3 mi |
| Stringtown Elementary SchoolEvansville | K–5 | 313 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Vogel Elementary SchoolEvansville | K–6 | 484 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Thompkins Middle SchoolEvansville | 6–8 | 622 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Central High SchoolEvansville | 9–12 | 1,087 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| New Tech InstituteEvansville | 9–12 | 264 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Redeemer School /DioceseEvansville | Pre-K–8 | 213 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
| Evansville Adventist AcademyEvansville | K–9 | 35 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.3 mi |
| Evansville Lutheran SchoolEvansville | K–8 | 143 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 4.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Evansville and Melody Hill.
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