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Welcome to Forest Park ...

Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

Forest Park is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Park: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Park ...

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

Beyond Louisiana, there are 54 communities that are also named Forest Park - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (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.

  • Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Richwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eros
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <4>
  • Downsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Northpark Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
  • Leisure Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Pino Bayou Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
  • Spanish City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Park - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Park 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.