Welcome to Forest Knolls ...

Forest Knolls is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Knolls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Knolls: Forest Knls.

Forest Knolls is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Knolls lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forest Knolls is located in the (415) area code.

The ZIP code for Forest Knolls: 94933<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Knolls ...

While we believe that this Forest Knolls is located in Marin County, we know of another 2 California communities named Forest Knolls. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nevada and San Francisco County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Forest Knolls - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland (2), New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Forest Knolls ...

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

• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Petaluma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• San Rafael
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <4>
• Novato
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
• San Pablo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Mill Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Valley
  • Mill Valley is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Valley <4>
• San Anselmo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Anselmo
  • San Anselmo is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Anselmo <4>
• Larkspur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Larkspur is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <4>
• Corte Madera
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corte Madera
  • Corte Madera is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corte Madera <4>
• Tiburon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiburon
  • Tiburon is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiburon <4>

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 Knolls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Knolls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Knolls. 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 Knolls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Knolls ...

Looking for more information about Forest Knolls? 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 Knolls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Knolls.

Adding Forest Knolls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Knolls 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 Knolls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forest Knolls post office opened in 1916.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/