Forest Hills Pennsylvania Map

About Forest Hills, Pennsylvania

Forest Hills is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Forest Hills is located at 40.3418°N, 76.8364°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15221.

Forest Hills unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, patient hand of water and wind, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and pine, give way to gentler slopes that cradle the earth. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 313°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-north-east of Harrisburg. The air here, especially in the lingering hours of dusk, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume of the forest that clings to the very breath. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of moss-laden stone and the occasional flash of a startled deer. The terrain itself is a study in subtle contours, a land that rises and falls with a quiet dignity, inviting the eye to follow the gentle curves of its topography, suggesting a place of deep roots and enduring natural beauty. The story of Forest Hills is interwoven with the agricultural heritage of Dauphin County, a region long defined by its fertile valleys and the industrious spirit of its early settlers. While the precise origins of Forest Hills are rooted in the aspirations of those who sought sustenance from this rich earth, its character today reflects a blend of that agrarian past and a more modern, perhaps more contemplative, pace of life. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the bounty of the land, now finds its pulse in the quiet hum of small businesses and the dedication of its residents to preserving the very essence of this place. Notable among its features are the quiet streams that thread their way through the wooded terrain, their murmur a constant, soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves, a reminder of the water's age-old journey through this particular corner of Pennsylvania.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.341755, -76.836361. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Forest Hills and Dauphin County.

Detailed location data for Forest Hills includes the ZIP code (17112), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Dauphin County (Harrisburg), and school district assignment (Woodland Hills School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Forest Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.