Forest Hills Tennessee Map

About Forest Hills, Tennessee

Forest Hills is a locality in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Forest Hills is located at 36.5904°N, 82.1457°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 37027.

Forest Hills rises from the rolling terrain where the Appalachian foothills begin their slow surrender to the wider Tennessee landscape. It lies 2.4 miles east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of Hamilton. The air here carries a perpetual scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that deepens with the coming of evening, tinged with the woodsmoke from distant hearths. Roads, often unpaved and winding, trace the contours of the land, disappearing into stands of oak and maple that form a dense, verdant canopy. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating patches of fern and moss that carpet the forest floor. The houses themselves are scattered, often set back from the road, their porches looking out onto a world that seems to exist in its own unhurried time. The history of Forest Hills is not a grand narrative of booming industry, but a quieter story of persistent settlement and adaptation. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile valleys and timber resources, established a way of life that still echoes in the present. The local economy, though diversified, retains roots in agriculture, with small farms still dotting the landscape, their fields a patchwork of green and gold under the wide sky. While there are no singular, towering landmarks, the very character of Forest Hills lies in its understated beauty: the way the mist clings to the hollows on cool mornings, the distant murmur of a creek finding its way through the trees, and the quiet pride of a people who understand the enduring value of the land.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.590385, -82.145687. 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 Sullivan County.

Detailed location data for Forest Hills includes the ZIP code (37215), telephone area code (731, 615, 629), county seat of Sullivan County (Blountville), and school district assignment (Metropolitan Nashville Public 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.