Forestville Pennsylvania Map

About Forestville, Pennsylvania

Forestville is a locality in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 399. The population density is 170.0 people per km². Forestville is located at 40.6923°N, 76.3013°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16035, 16038, 17901.

Forestville occupies a quiet stretch of the Allegheny Plateau where the land rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth. It lies 17.9 miles north-northwest of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.6 miles southeast of Grove City. McDonald Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its waters tracing the low points of the landscape with a rhythmic, percussive clarity. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant, hazy blue of the Allegheny Mountains occasionally suggests itself against the sky on the clearest days. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain grows dense and tangled toward the Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Tract, while the softer, more deliberate waters of Barmore Lake hold the reflection of the clouds just six miles away. The air here carries a sharp, metallic chill at dusk, a sensation that clings to the skin like the memory of a coming frost.

Forestville maintains a steady, internal pace, defined by the lingering influence of the agrarian traditions that first claimed this ground. Local activity often gravitates toward the open space of Harrisville Community Park, where the community gathers to mark the seasons away from the wider, more frantic thoroughfares of the region. The economy remains tethered to the land and the small-scale commerce that has persisted through generations, eschewing the rapid shifts seen in larger industrial centers. Residents observe the change of light across the Kettle Hole basin with a practical familiarity, understanding that the character of Forestville is built upon this quiet endurance. There is a specific, muted gravity to the afternoons here, where the sound of the wind through the trees feels like the primary language of the place.

About This Forestville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forestville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.692311, -76.301338. 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 Forestville includes the ZIP code (16035, 16038, 17901), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Butler County (Butler), and school district assignment (Minersville Area 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.