Forest Hills Pennsylvania Map

About Forest Hills, Pennsylvania

Forest Hills is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,429. The population density is 1586.1 people per km². Forest Hills is located at 40.4251°N, 79.8545°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Forest Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17112, 17356, 15221.

Forest Hills occupies a high-ground position where the terrain shifts into the broken, verdant topography of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 8.6 miles southeast of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of East York. Barshinger Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the local earth, its waters moving with a quiet urgency toward the lower basins. To the east, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, reminding the traveler of the vast, folded landscape that stretches toward the horizon. The air here holds a crisp, continental weight, especially at dusk when the shadows lengthen across the suburban lawns and the light turns the color of pale cider. Only four miles away, the quiet surface of Red Lion Reservoir catches the fading sun, providing a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of regional transit.

Forest Hills grew from the reach of the nearby industrial centers, transforming over decades from agrarian plots into a residential grid that honors its topography with steep, winding streets. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of professional life rather than the heavy manufacturing that defined the broader region, yet the legacy of that labor remains in the solid, brick-heavy architecture of the older houses. Residents often seek the quietude of Fairmount Park, a nearby green space that offers a reprieve from the pace of daily commerce. Life in Forest Hills follows the internal clock of the seasons, where the turning of leaves in the autumn woods provides a more reliable marker of time than the passing of any industry. It is a place where the proximity to regional transit allows for a life of quiet containment, anchored by the permanence of the ground and the slow, deliberate movement of the local creek.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.425081, -79.854465. 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 (17112, 17356, 15221), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment (Woodland Hills 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.