Forest Hill Louisiana Map

About Forest Hill, Louisiana

Forest Hill is a locality in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 605. The population density is 62.2 people per km². Forest Hill is located at 31.0499°N, 92.5253°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forest Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70809, 71430.

Forest Hill occupies a quiet expanse of humid, fertile earth where the North Branch Ward Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the dense thickets of pine and hardwood. It lies 4.3 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Shenandoah. The landscape here favors the patient observer, defined by a heavy, sun-drenched atmosphere that clings to the low-lying fields and the dense foliage of the Lsu Research Station. At dusk, the light loses its sharpness, turning the horizon into a muted palette of amber and deep violet that settles over the flat, agrarian terrain. The air remains thick with the scent of damp soil and growing things, a physical presence that seems to slow the pulse of the day, grounding the spirit in the steady, rhythmic cycle of the earth.

Forest Hill maintains a singular identity rooted in its deep connection to the nursery industry, where rows of ornamental trees and flowering shrubs define the local economy and the visual character of the countryside. This horticultural tradition has shaped the daily habits of the residents, who move with the measured pace of those who tend to long-term growth rather than immediate harvest. While the distant silhouette of Indian Mound provides a faint, static anchor to the geography, the immediate life of the place unfolds in the quiet maintenance of greenhouses and the cultivation of the land. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by sudden changes, but by the subtle, seasonal shifts in the nursery rows and the occasional, gentle rise of the water in the nearby channels.

About This Forest Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hill, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.049909, -92.525253. 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 Hill includes the ZIP code (70809, 71430), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, and school district assignment (Rapides Parish 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.