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Welcome to Forest East ...

Forest East is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

Forest East is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest East: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Forest East ...

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

  • Johns Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonecrest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Peachtree Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Milstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamblee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Duluth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <4>
  • Sugar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Suwanee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Snellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest East ...

Looking for more information about Forest East? 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 East, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest East.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gwinnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest East - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Forest East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Forest East area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.