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The Highland Beach handbook

Living in Highland Beach, MD: what to set up and who to call

All of Highland Beach gets its mail under one ZIP code, 21403. Children in Highland Beach attend Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Highland Beach, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBaltimore Gas & Electricinvestor-owned utility · 20.2¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Highland Beach’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code21403Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Highland Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Baltimore Gas & Electric

Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highland Beach. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Baltimore Gas & Electric still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Highland Beach

100% of 75 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber100%980/880
XfinityCable100%1,200/35

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Highland Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Highland Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck highlandbeachmd.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Highland Beach or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Highland Beach kids go to
PK–580 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–820 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your address

Highland Beach is in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitehighlandbeachmd.orgHighland Beach’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsHighland Beach’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereAnne Arundel County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Anne Arundel County (county election office). P.O. Box 490, Glen Burnie, MD 21060-0490 · (410) 222-6600 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterservices.elections.maryland.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Highland Beach is in ZIP code 21403

ZIP codes where Highland Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Highland BeachZIP’s residents in Highland Beach
21403Annapolis, MD100%0%
Area code410Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomLuminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center5.5 miles awayGet a library cardAnne Arundel County Public LibraryNearest branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Community Library, 269 Hillsmere Dr. · (410) 222-1770

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Highland Beach

Who provides electricity in Highland Beach?

Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Highland Beach?

Verizon, Xfinity (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Highland Beach?

21403. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Highland Beach in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Highland Beach?

In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.