Welcome to Forest City ...

Forest City is located in Seminole County<1>.

The location of Forest City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Forest City is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Forest City: (407) and (321)<4>

Communities Also Named Forest City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Forest City: This one is located in Seminole County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Florida, there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Orlando
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <5>
• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Apopka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <5>
• Ocoee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <5>
• Winter Garden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <5>
• Altamonte Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamonte Springs
  • Altamonte Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamonte Springs <5>
• Oviedo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
  • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <5>
• Winter Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <5>
• Winter Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>
• Casselberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselberry
  • Casselberry is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselberry <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Forest City post office opened in 1884.

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 Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/