Forest City, Pennsylvania

About Forest City

Forest City, PA is a small town located in northeastern Pennsylvania counting 1,748 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Forest City is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.92 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,900 residents per square mile.

📰 Forest City News Today

• Forest City Girls Varsity Basketball @ Holy Cross MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Discover the D&H Trail Bike Festival | Forest City, PA | August 1 DiscoverNEPA · Aug 1
• Forest City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Phyllis Flynn Obituary - Forest City, PA - Scranton Times-Tribune Scranton Times-Tribune · Jul 7
• Township facing data center proposal shaken by transparency, conflict questions The Center Square · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Forest City Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Forest City — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Forest City

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Forest City

• Kennedy Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Forest City

• Forest City Regional El Sch
• Forest City Regional HS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Forest City

🏘️ Nearby Communities