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Welcome to Forest Park ...

The town of Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest Park has a population of 1,069 people<2> (see below for details).

Forest Park is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Park: 405 & 572<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest Park had an population of 1,069 people. This is an increase of 7.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest Park had a population of 998 people. This makes Forest Park the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Forest Park represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 998 people, the population of Forest Park decreased 6.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,066 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 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), Louisiana (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), 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.

  • Oklahoma City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <5>
  • Moore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
  • Midwest City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yukon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Yukon is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <5>
  • Mustang
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Del City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Warr Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Oklahoma's counties, including Oklahoma, 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 Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Park - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.