Summary for Forest

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Located in: Pickens County (see below)

Time Zone: Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (205), (659)<1>

Elevation: 300 feet [91.44 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Forest:

Lat: 33.491000° (or 33°29'27" N)

Lon: -88.275900° (or -88°16'33" W)

USGS Topo Map: New Hope<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Forest

GNIS ID: 135520

FIPS State / Place Code: 01 / 27040

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest)

The community of Carrollton is the County Seat for Pickens County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pickens)

Population

Total Area:<6> 890 sq. miles [2,305.4 km²] - of which 0.98% is water (8.72 sq. miles [22.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 9,483

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pickens

GNIS ID: 161580

FIPS State / County Code: 01 / 107

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest)

About Alabama

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Alabama

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Alabama

GNIS ID: 1779775

FIPS State: 01

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<1>	Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Forest, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Forest.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Forest. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).