Forest Hills

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Forest Hills

Total population

6,286

Median home value

$200,700

57.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$89,688

Forest Hills$90k

National$74k

Founded

1919

Elevation961 m

Land area4.05 km²

Coordinates40.43°, -79.85°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Forest Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,429 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough was named after Forest Hills, Queens.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician

David Newell

American actor (born 1938)

B

Bob O'Connor

American mayor (1944-2006)

Cliff Markle

American baseball player (1894-1974)

C

Coley McDonough

American football player (1915-1965)

D

Don Asmonga

American basketball player

Fran Rogel

Player of American and Canadian football (1927-2002)

J

Jake Smith

American baseball player (1887-1948)

John A. Moorhead

American college football coach (1882-1931)

J

John I. McMonagle

American politician (1913-1992)

John T. Koehler

United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1904-1989)

L

Lawrence Saint

American stained glass artist (1885-1961)

Lousaka Polite

player of American football

R

Russ Ochsenhirt

American basketball player (1912-2002)

Steve Breaston

Player of American Football

V

Victor S. Mamatey

American historian (1917–2007)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Braddock Hills
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,629
• Braddock
  1.8 mi away · pop. 2,039
• Duquesne
  3.6 mi away
• Etna
  7 mi away · pop. 3,364
• Millvale
  7.4 mi away
• Greenock
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,815
• Cheswick
  8.6 mi away · pop. 1,661
• Blaine Hill
  10.5 mi away · pop. 587
• Green Tree
  10.5 mi away · pop. 4,833
• Elizabeth
  10.7 mi away · pop. 1,371
• Crafton
  11.4 mi away · pop. 5,961
• Arnold
  11.6 mi away · pop. 4,704

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Forest Hills

Forest Hills

Jody B. Shapiro · 2007

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

History of Church Hill Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania

Lois Wike · 1996

Forest Hill Cemetery

Margo L Azzarelli · 2018

History of Whig Hill (Hindman), Townline, and Kiffer Hill cemeteries

Lois Wike · 1992

Eastern hardwoods

Eastern Hardwoods: Resources, Technologies, and Markets (Conference) (1997 Harrisburg, PA) · 1997

Pennsylvania mountain vistas

Scott E. Brown · 2007

Price list, January 10, 1944

Pine Hill Farms Nursery · 1944

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-09-25

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-25

Armyworm Moth

Pseudaletia unipuncta

Seen 2026-09-25

Wedgling Moth

Galgula partita

Seen 2026-09-25

eastern black nightshade

Solanum emulans

Seen 2026-09-25

Red-banded Hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops

Seen 2026-09-25

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-09-25

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-25

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).