Highlands North Dallas TX Neighborhood Guide & Local History

Highlands North is an established Far North Dallas neighborhood in ZIP code 75248, known for custom homes, mature trees and its distinctive Twin Lakes along Campbell Road. Developed primarily during the mid-to-late 1970s, the neighborhood sits west of Coit Road near Campbell Road and offers a mix of original architectural character, renovated homes, parks and trails in an established North Dallas setting.

Explore Highlands North homes for sale, recent sales and current market information below, along with the surprisingly rural story of what was here before the neighborhood was built.

Before Highlands North Was Highlands North

Before Highlands North became a neighborhood, this part of Far North Dallas was farmland. According to the Highlands North Homeowners Association, the land that eventually became the neighborhood was once a cotton field, a reminder of how quickly Dallas’s northern edge changed during the suburban growth of the 1970s. 

Even the neighborhood’s best-known landmark has agricultural roots. The Twin Lakes along Campbell Road were originally cow ponds. When Highlands North was developed, the developers donated the ponds to the City of Dallas for use as storm-water retention. Spillways and drainage infrastructure were later added, transforming the old farm ponds into the landscaped lakes that became a defining feature of the neighborhood. 

Development moved quickly. Salado Park was established nearby in 1974, custom homes began filling Highlands North during the mid-to-late 1970s, and in 1976 a group of just 25 residents organized the Highlands North Homeowners Association. More than five decades later, the lakes, mature trees and original street layout still reflect that first era of development.

Did you know? Highlands North’s Twin Lakes were originally cow ponds. The neighborhood developers donated them to the City of Dallas for storm-water retention, and they eventually became one of Highlands North’s most recognizable landmarks.

Highlands North at a Glance

Highlands North is a Far North Dallas neighborhood in ZIP code 75248 located west of the Coit Road and Campbell Road intersection. Its housing stock consists largely of custom homes built during the mid-to-late 1970s, with Lofty’s current neighborhood data showing an average construction year of 1978 and a median of 1976. 

Twin Lakes, Salado Park and the Preston Ridge Trail are among the neighborhood’s recognizable outdoor features. The Highlands North Homeowners Association is voluntary and traces its beginnings to 1976, when 25 residents formed the organization.

Did you know? The twin lakes were once cow ponds.