Welcome to Forest City ...

Forest City is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest City has a population of 1,733 people<2> (see below for details).

Time Zone: Forest City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forest City lies within the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest City had an population of 1,733 people. This is a decrease of 9.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest City had a population of 1,911 people. This makes Forest City the county's most populous community.

The population of Forest City represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 443rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,911 people, the population of Forest City increased 3.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,855 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forest City.

Communities Also Named Forest City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest City.

Communities near Forest City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest City.

• Scranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
• Dunmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <3>
• Carbondale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
• Archbald
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <3>
• Blakely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <3>
• Dickson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <3>
• Olyphant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <3>
• Clarks Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <3>
• Jessup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <3>
• Honesdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forest City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest City. See our Newspapers Page for Forest City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest City ...

Looking for more information about Forest City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Forest City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forest City.

Adding Forest City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Forest City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/