Forest Hill Texas Map

About Forest Hill, Texas

Forest Hill is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. Forest Hill is located at 29.7238°N, 95.2995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76140.

Forest Hill breathes a humid, verdant quietude, where the flatlands of southeastern Texas hold their breath under a sky often painted in hues of bruised plum and molten gold. It lies 4.7 miles south-east of Houston, TX (from Houston, TX: bearing 125°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-north-west of Pasadena. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a low-lying terrain crisscrossed by sluggish bayous and baygalls, their murky waters reflecting the overhanging cypress and oak trees draped in Spanish moss. The air, thick and sweet with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, hums with the unseen industry of cicadas and the distant drone of traffic, a reminder of the vast metropolis nearby, yet a world away. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting mosaics, dappling the overgrown shoulders of roads that lead to quiet homes and forgotten fields. The character of Forest Hill is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that once sustained cotton fields and, before that, the ancient forests of the coastal plain. Its history is a whisper of agricultural endeavor and the slow, steady growth that follows the clearing of land. While the immediate vicinity has seen shifts in its economic backbone, moving from agrarian roots to the service industries and logistics that support the sprawling Houston area, a resilient spirit persists. The bayous, once vital arteries for transporting goods, now offer quiet reflections and a haven for local wildlife, their banks a testament to a time when life moved at the pace of the slow-moving water. This locality, a quiet echo of the larger urban hum, holds a distinct sense of place, a feeling of patient endurance beneath the wide Texas sky.

About This Forest Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hill, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.7238, -95.2995. 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 Hill and Harris County.

Detailed location data for Forest Hill includes the ZIP code (76119), telephone area code (903, 817), county seat of Harris County (Houston), and school district assignment (Fort Worth Independent 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 Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.