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Welcome to Forest Grove ...

The city of Forest Grove is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest Grove has a population of 25,431 people<2> (see below for details).

Forest Grove is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forest Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Grove: 503 & 971<4>

The ZIP code for Forest Grove: 97116<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest Grove had an population of 25,431 people. This is an increase of 20.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest Grove had a population of 21,083 people. This makes Forest Grove the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Forest Grove represents 0.55% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,083 people, the population of Forest Grove increased 19.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,708 people).

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

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Forest Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Websites for Forest Grove ...

Official Website: www.ci.forest-grove.or.us/

Communities near Forest Grove ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Grove ...

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

Adding Forest Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forest Grove post office opened in 1858.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 Grove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Grove - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Grove 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 city (such as Forest Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forest Grove 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/