Welcome to Forest Park ...

The village of Forest Park is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest Park has a population of 13,690 people<3> (see below for details).

Forest Park is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Forest Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Forest Park: (708)

The ZIP code for Forest Park: 60130<5>

Websites for Forest Park ...

Official Website: www.forestpark.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest Park had an population of 13,690 people. This is a decrease of 3.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest Park had a population of 14,167 people. This makes Forest Park the county's 57th most populous community.

The population of Forest Park represents 0.11% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,167 people, the population of Forest Park decreased 9.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,688 people).

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

Communities Also Named Forest Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Forest Park: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 54 communities that are also named Forest Park - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (5) and Washington.

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

Communities near Forest Park ...

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

• Chicago
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <6>
• Naperville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <6>
• Bolingbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <6>
• Arlington Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <6>
• Evanston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <6>
• Schaumburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <6>
• Skokie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <6>
• Des Plaines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <6>
• Orland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <6>
• Oak Lawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Park ...

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

Adding Forest Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Park 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 Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Forest Park post office opened in 1922.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Forest Park: www.forestpark.net/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov