Summary for Forest Hill

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Located in: Shelby County (see below)

Time Zone: Forest Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: (901)

Elevation: 360 feet [109.73 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Forest Hill:

Lat: 35.062900° (or 35°3'46" N)

Lon: -89.759500° (or -89°45'34" W)

USGS Topo Map: Germantown<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Forest Hill

GNIS ID: 1306448

FIPS State / Place Code: 47 / 26980

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest Hill)

The community of Memphis is the County Seat for Shelby County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Shelby)

Population

Total Area:<5> 785 sq. miles [2,033.2 km²] - of which 2.78% is water (21.84 sq. miles [56.6 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 398,274

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shelby

GNIS ID: 1639790

FIPS State / County Code: 47 / 157

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest Hill)

About Tennessee

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Tennessee

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Tennessee

GNIS ID: 1325873

FIPS State: 47

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest Hill)

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The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Forest Hill, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Forest Hill.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Forest Hill. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).