Forest City, Pennsylvania
Forest City is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated at the corner of Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Wayne counties and is designated by a marker which is located in the Forest City Industrial Park.
Forest City, Pennsylvania | |
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436 Main Street | |
| Motto: One Mile Of Hospitality | |
Location of Forest City in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. | |
Forest City Forest City | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′03″N 75°28′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Settled | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1888 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,780 |
| • Density | 1,945.36/sq mi (751.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 18421 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-26560 |
| Website | www |
Forest City is four avenues by 10 blocks as the 'main city', with a small surrounding suburb housing 1,748 in the 2020 census, with 87% of the population living 'in town'.
At its height in the early twentieth century, between the timber, silk, lumber and coal industries, the population was close to 6,000—a booming town with a busy Main Street.
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