Highlands County, Florida
County seat: Sebring · Population 111,122 (2025) · 1,018 sq mi
Highlands County is the 36th most populous of Florida's 67 counties, with 111,122 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sebring. It is part of the Central Florida region, one of the 10 Florida regional planning council regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Highlands County facts
- County seat
- Sebring
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 111,122 +9.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,018 sq mi 14th largest of 67
- Water area
- 89 sq mi
- Population density
- 109 per sq mi
- Established
- 1921
- Largest city
- Sebring 12,059
- Median household income
- $54,897
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 12055
Cities and towns in Highlands County
Highlands County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Highlands County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring (county seat) | City | 12,059 | |
| Avon Park | City | 10,514 | |
| Lake Placid | Town | 2,599 |
ZIP codes in Highlands County
9 ZIP codes reach into Highlands County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 33825 also Polk County
- 33852
- 33857
- 33870
- 33872
- 33875
- 33876
- 33960 also Glades County
- 34974 also Glades, Okeechobee and Martin counties
Population of Highlands County, 2020–2025
Highlands County grew by 9,888 people (+9.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 5,349 more deaths than births and a net gain of 15,209 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 101,341 |
| 2021 | 103,315 |
| 2022 | 105,981 |
| 2023 | 108,155 |
| 2024 | 109,892 |
| 2025 | 111,122 |
Neighboring counties
- Okeechobee County east · 42,608 people
- Glades County south · 13,270 people
- Polk County northwest · 874,790 people
- DeSoto County west · 37,078 people
- Hardee County west · 25,932 people
- Charlotte County southwest · 217,212 people
- Osceola County north · 481,718 people
Printable Highlands County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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