Highland Park, the Highland Park West and Balcones area, runs from RM 2222 south to W. 35th Street and from Mount Bonnell Road east to MoPac and Bull Creek Road. It wraps around Camp Mabry and the 216-acre Bright Leaf Preserve, and its neighborhood association counts about 1,750 homes. It is a different neighborhood from Highland, east of North Lamar.
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Highland Park at a glance | |
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Location | RM 2222 (north), W. 35th St. (south), Mount Bonnell Rd. (west), MoPac and Bull Creek Rd. (east) |
ZIP code | 78731 (Camp Mabry, on the 35th Street edge, uses 78703) |
City or jurisdiction | City of Austin |
School district | Austin ISD |
HOA or association | Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Association (voluntary) |
The association counts about 1,750 homes within boundaries drawn in the mid-1990s to take in every residential area around Camp Mabry and the Bright Leaf Preserve, at a time when a sale of the base was being proposed. HPWBANA formed in fall 1996 from the Highland Park West Homeowners Association and the Balcones Area Neighborhood Group, and incorporated in October 1997.
Highland Park Elementary was built in 1952 on a 9-acre site at 4900 Fairview Drive, and Perry Neighborhood Park shares its address. Camp Mabry, founded in 1892, covers 375 acres along the southern edge.
The City's watershed map for Highland Park West shows the Dry Creek and Taylor Slough North watersheds and a recharge-zone layer, so check which water-quality rules apply to a given lot. The area is not one of Austin's eight local historic districts.
HPWBANA is a Texas nonprofit, and membership is voluntary: about 400 members from roughly 250 of the area's 1,750 homes belong. Dues are mailed to HPWBANA, P.O. Box 26101, Austin, TX 78755.
No adopted City neighborhood plan covers Highland Park West or Balcones. City rules still shape projects: demolition review for houses 45 years or older, permits for trees 19 inches or larger, possible impervious-cover limits in recharge or water-quality zones, and the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), where HOME Phase 2 applications opened later, on Nov. 16, 2024.
Albert's Take
Standout: A residential area wrapped around Camp Mabry, founded in 1892, with the free Texas Military Forces Museum open to the public.
Nearby: Bright Leaf Preserve, 216 acres of golden-cheeked warbler habitat, sits inside the association boundaries, with Laguna Gloria and Mayfield Park just south of 35th Street.
Setting: Preserve land at Bright Leaf, the Dry Creek and Taylor Slough North watersheds, and a City-mapped recharge zone.
Homes: About 1,750 homes inside boundaries drawn in the mid-1990s to cover every residential area around Camp Mabry.
Selling here: Find out early whether your lot falls in the recharge zone or the WUI, because both can affect what a buyer is able to build later.
Balcones Drive holds the area's grocery and a long-running bistro. Randalls at 5311 Balcones Dr. lists grocery hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, and Chez Zee American Bistro at 5406 Balcones Dr., founded in 1989 by Sharon Watkins, was operating as of November 2026.
The association counts more than 150 businesses within its boundaries.
Highland Park Elementary, at 4900 Fairview Drive inside the association boundaries, opened in 1952. In Austin ISD's 2026-27 feeder pattern, it feeds Lamar Middle and then McCallum High.
None of these campuses was named in the board's Nov. 20, 2025 vote to close 10 schools. Phase 1 boundary changes approved around Oct. 29, 2026 (effective 2027-28) affect only Linder, Travis Heights and Marshall. Phase 2 districtwide work begins in January 2027, with a vote in 2027 and implementation in fall 2028, and may include closures.
Confirm zoning for the exact address with the district before you buy.
MoPac runs through the eastern part of the area for about two miles, with RM 2222 on the north edge and W. 35th Street on the south. Balcones Drive and Bull Creek Road are the other major routes.
No MetroRapid line runs through the area. The nearest is the 803 on Burnet Road.
If you already own here, pull your lot's recharge-zone and floodplain status, have an arborist measure the oaks on the property, and confirm school zoning in the School Finder so the listing states it correctly.
Current Highland Park homes for sale appear below.
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This Highland Park is the Highland Park West and Balcones area, between RM 2222, W. 35th Street, Mount Bonnell Road and MoPac, in ZIP code 78731. It is not the Highland neighborhood east of North Lamar.
Austin ISD's Highland Park Elementary sits inside the neighborhood and feeds Lamar Middle and McCallum High. Confirm zoning with the district for any address.
The Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Association is voluntary, with about 400 members from roughly 250 homes. Dues are mailed to its P.O. box; ask the association for the current amount.
It wraps around Camp Mabry, founded in 1892, and includes the 216-acre Bright Leaf Preserve.
Recharge-zone, WUI and floodplain status, plus protected oaks. Each affects what buyers can add to the property.
Sources: City of Austin, Austin ISD, CapMetro, Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Association, Texas Military Forces Museum, Texas Historical Commission, Austin Parks Foundation, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, West Austin Neighborhood Group, Randalls, Community Impact, Austin Monitor, CBS Austin, Austin Current. Albert Allen, REALTOR®, Compass RE Texas, LLC. Information is believed reliable but not guaranteed.
1,332 people live in Highland Park, where the median age is 51 and the average individual income is $130,061. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Highland Park, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including i9 Sports, and Michael's Hair.
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| Beauty | 0.51 miles | 32 reviews | 4.6/5 stars | |
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Highland Park has 537 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Highland Park do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 1,332 people call Highland Park home. The population density is 5,623 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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