Forest Hill, Maryland Explained

Forest Hill, Maryland
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Forest Hill
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harford
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:18,202
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Ft:577
Coordinates:39.585°N -76.3878°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21050
Area Code:410, 443
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-24025
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:584446
Blank2 Name:Other name
Blank2 Info:Foresthill
Footnotes:[3]

Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States, located north of the county seat of Bel Air. The main part of town is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 24 and Jarrettsville Road (former Maryland Route 23). Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 30.3.

Forest Hill's ZIP code area covers a relatively large area, with rural land on one side and suburban neighborhoods on the other. The latter is part of the Bel Air suburbs.

St. Ignatius Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Geography

Forest Hill is located at 39.5851°N -76.3877°W (39.585106, -76.387739). Its elevation is 577 feet (176 m).

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 14,951 people (7,234 men and 7,717 women) and 5,459 housing units in the Forest Hill area. The town's land area is 29.89sqmi.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZIP Code 21050, Forest Hill MD, Database - Forest Hill Maryland Map, U.S. ZIP Codes.
  2. . Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
  3. Web site: Forest Hill MD . ZIP Code Lookup . 2008-07-10.