City
Highland
Highland is a city record. City or town offices may handle local rules inside their limits, while county offices still handle records, taxes, courts, and many services.
Starting point
Confirm the address is inside local limits first.
If the address is inside Highland, city or town offices may handle local permits, code, and services. If it is outside limits, county routing may be the better first stop.
A mailing city is not always the same as city government jurisdiction.
2025 population
57,614
Land area
18.581 sq mi
Water area
0.094 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Confirm city or town limits.
A mailing address can use a nearby place name. If the address is outside limits, county offices may handle permits, code, and land-use routes.
County still matters.
San Bernardino County can still matter for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, public health, social service, and election records.
Some layers are separate.
Water, sewer, fire, school, utilities, coast, earthquake maps, wildfire zones, parks, and trails may point outside city hall.
County layer
County shown for Highland
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Highland
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 5, 2026
Highland building work has a plan-check rhythm
Highland Building & Safety handles plan review, permits, and inspections for city-limit projects, with Planning and grading questions sorted before some plans move forward.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Highland report requests should start with the city map
Highland's report page routes public works and code concerns, but it also reminds residents to confirm whether the spot is inside Highland's city limits.
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Cucamonga Station is becoming a bigger travel hinge
Cucamonga Station connects Rancho Cucamonga to Metrolink service, Omnitrans, and the ONT Connect shuttle to Ontario International Airport.
County layer · Outdoors · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Fontana park shelters can be reserved, but the details matter
Fontana park shelter rentals can be reserved online or in person, with timing, resident rates, and extra rules for things like inflatables.
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Ontario street sweeping needs a real curb check
Ontario street sweeping has posted routes and enforcement information, so drivers should match the curb sign, the schedule, and any citation details.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 7, 2026
San Bernardino building questions split permits and inspections
San Bernardino Building and Safety handles building permits, plan check, permit status, inspection status, and inspection scheduling through SB Direct.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near Highland
Place note · Outdoors
Natural Parkland Trail shows Highland's citrus-era water layer
Highland's Natural Parkland Trail gives the city a foothill walk where orange-grove remnants, old irrigation pieces, and the Santa Ana River watershed story meet.
County layer · History and culture
Chaffey-Garcia House keeps Rancho Cucamonga close to its citrus roots
Rancho Cucamonga's Chaffey-Garcia House gives Etiwanda a preserved home-and-citrus layer beside the city's newer foothill and Route 66 stories.
County layer · History and culture
Fontana Days Run is a community thread with long legs
The Fontana Days Run began as a local half marathon in 1955 and now helps carry one of the city's best-known civic traditions.
County layer · History and culture
The California Theatre keeps San Bernardino's movie-palace layer
San Bernardino's California Theatre is a 1928 downtown landmark, with movie-palace roots, live performances, and a long civic role.
County layer · History and culture
Chino's Old Schoolhouse Museum keeps the first classroom close
Chino's Old Schoolhouse Museum began as the city's first schoolhouse in 1888, then became a social hall, historical society museum, and city-owned history stop.
County layer · History and culture
Foothill Boulevard keeps Rialto's Route 66 and rail layer visible
Rialto's older story runs through ranching, the Santa Fe Railroad, Foothill Boulevard, Route 66, Pacific Electric rail, and downtown pieces that still help explain the Inland Empire city.
County layer · Outdoors
Hesperia Lake Park is the high desert's easy day outside
Hesperia Lake Park gives the city a high-desert fishing, camping, picnic, and event spot, including a role in the annual Hesperia Days celebration.
County layer · History and culture
Victorville's logistics airport grew from George Air Force Base
Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville uses part of the former George Air Force Base, turning a military airfield into a desert aviation and logistics site.