Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is a town in Macon County (99% of residents) and Jackson County (1.1%), North Carolina, with 1,072 residents in 2020. It is in North Carolina's 11th congressional district. It spans 2 state house districts. Its state senate district is State Senate District 50.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Macon County | 99% |
| Jackson County | 1.1% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| North Carolina's 11th congressional district (NC-11) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative (NC-11) | Chuck Edwards (R) | 202-225-6401 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | Ted Budd (R) | 202-224-3154 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Thom Tillis (R) | 202-224-6342 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 50) | Kevin Corbin (R) | 100% | |
| State Representative (State House District 120) | Karl Gillespie (R) | 99% | |
| State Representative (State House District 119) | Anna Ferguson (R) | 1.1% |
Elected in 2024 under NC's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Highlands website: http://www.highlandsnc.org/
- Highlands laws: search for the Highlands, North Carolina code of ordinances
- Macon County website: http://www.maconnc.org
- Macon County laws: search for the Macon County, North Carolina code of ordinances
- Jackson County website: http://www.jacksonnc.org
- Jackson County laws: search for the Jackson County, North Carolina code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 50 | 100% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 120 | 99% |
| State House District 119 | 1.1% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Highlands: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
- 28741 (29%)
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Highlands here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.