Forest Hills Kentucky Map

About Forest Hills, Kentucky

Forest Hills is a locality in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 438. The population density is 585.2 people per km². Forest Hills is located at 38.2168°N, 85.5856°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Forest Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 41015, 41527, 40299.

Forest Hills emerges from the rolling limestone terrain as a quiet collection of residential lanes defined by the persistent, winding presence of Banklick Creek. It lies 3.4 miles south of Covington, KY (from Covington, KY: bearing 177°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Cincinnati. The air here holds a particular coolness, often catching the scent of damp earth and limestone dust that rises when the sun retreats behind the distant silhouette of the Walnut Hills. Within the immediate boundaries, the Bill Cappel Sports Complex offers a span of open, manicured grounds where the evening light stretches long and thin across the grass. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the landscape dips toward the low basin of Turkey Bottom, sensing the distance to the deeper timber of Mitchell Memorial Forest, which waits sixteen miles away like a dark, verdant promise.

Forest Hills functions as a steady, suburban anchor within a region defined by its historic reliance on the productivity of the soil and the industrious nature of its neighbors. While the pace of life remains measured, the local character is shaped by a tradition of self-sufficiency that echoes the agrarian roots of the broader Kentucky landscape. Many residents find their rhythm in the modest, daily transit toward the centers of commerce, leaving behind the quiet of their streets for the wider world beyond the influence of Lake Inferior. Life in Forest Hills persists with a deliberate stillness, reflecting a commitment to a way of living that values the maintenance of one’s own patch of ground and the quiet continuity of the changing seasons.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.216769, -85.585637. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Forest Hills includes the ZIP code (41015, 41527, 40299), telephone area code (859, 502), county seat of Kenton County (Covington), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.