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Welcome to Forest Hill ...

The village of Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest Hill has a population of 911 people<2> (see below for details).

Forest Hill is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Hill: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Forest Hill: 71430<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest Hill had an population of 911 people. This is an increase of 11.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 99.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest Hill had a population of 818 people. This makes Forest Hill the parish's 8th most populous community.

The population of Forest Hill represents 0.02% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 818 people, the population of Forest Hill increased 79.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 456 people).

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

Communities Also Named Forest Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Forest Hill: This one is located in Rapides Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 47 communities that are also named Forest Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (6), Texas (5), Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Forest Hill ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oakdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Glenmora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lecompte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cheneyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McNary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Loyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Hill ...

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

Adding Forest Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Hill 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 (so far) for Forest Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Forest Hill post office opened in 1893.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Forest Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Forest Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forest Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/