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Welcome to Forestville ...

The village of Forestville is located in Door County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forestville has a population of 410 people<2> (see below for details).

Forestville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Forestville: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Forestville: 54213<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forestville had an population of 410 people. This is a decrease of 4.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forestville had a population of 430 people. This makes Forestville the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 430 people, the population of Forestville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 429 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forestville.

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Forestville - they are located in California, Connecticut (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec (3), South Dakota and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Forestville ...

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

  • Sturgeon Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
  • Algoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
  • Kewaunee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
  • Luxemburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
  • Casco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Casco is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Gregorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
  • Rosiere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosiere is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
  • Brussels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brussels is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
  • Euren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Euren is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
  • Salona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestville ...

Looking for more information about Forestville? 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 Forestville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forestville.

Adding Forestville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestville 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 Forestville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Forestville post office opened in 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Door, 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 Forestville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forestville - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Forestville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Forestville 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 Forestville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forestville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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/