Forest City, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,855. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,795 (-3.2% change)
Males: 830 (44.7%), Females: 1,025 (55.3%)
Susquehanna County
Zip code: 18421
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $26,766
Median house value: $59,500
Population by Race
Races in Forest City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Polish (19.7%), Irish (19.6%), Italian (14.4%), German (14.0%), English (7.0%), Russian (6.6%).
Elevation: 1482 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Forest City
- High school or higher: 72.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Forest City borough
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 42.2%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 20.9%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -216 (-10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Forest City:
- MARIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CARBONDALE, PA)
- MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HONESDALE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest City:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 28 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 48 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 52 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest City:
- CHERRY RIDGE (about 19 miles; HONESDALE, PA; Abbreviation: N30)
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 21 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 9N3)
- SPRING HILL (about 23 miles; STERLING, PA; Abbreviation: 70N)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest City:
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 21 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
Schools
Public high school in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY REGIONAL HS (Students: 433; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Forest City:
- FOREST CITY REGIONAL EL SCH (Students: 451; Grades: KG – 06)