Highlands, NJ Public Records
Highlands is an incorporated borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with an estimated population of 4,337 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.7 square miles of land. That is down about 285 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Highlands Borough Office
Highlands' own borough government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the borough clerk under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA). In New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records.
📇 Highlands Contact on File
| Government | Borough Of Highlands |
| Mailing address | 171 Bay Ave, Highlands, NJ 07732 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.highlandsnj.com |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Highlands
Highlands is in Monmouth County. In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court.
📍 Monmouth County at a Glance
| County | Monmouth County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 647,520 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Monmouth County Courthouse
| Address | 71 Monument Street, Freehold, New Jersey 07728 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (732) 358-8700 |
| Hours | Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Records available | New Jersey Superior Court case records (civil, criminal, family) for the county |
| Official website | njcourts.gov |
| Sources | njcourts.gov/…/monmouth ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Monmouth County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Highlands
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Highlands, NJ:
📋 Highlands Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | New Jersey Department of Health – Vital Statistics and RegistryIn New Jersey, every municipality has a local registrar who issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death records for events in that municipality, and marriage licenses are applied for there, so the municipal office is the first stop for vital records. |
| Deeds & property records | In New Jersey, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk or county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Monmouth County courthouse. Divorce cases in New Jersey are heard by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in New Jersey are handled by the County Surrogate's office and the Superior Court. |
| State court system | New Jersey Courts |
| Sex offender registry | New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry (NJ State Police) |