ForestvillePA
The town has 483 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Forestville a good place to live?
Forestville’s middle household income is $118,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Forestville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Forestville stand out
Where Forestville beats most towns.
483 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Forestville.
With 9.5 jobs for every working resident, Forestville draws in 1,729 commuters
The average commute here in Forestville is 30 minutes. Only 2% of working residents stay in Forestville for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Forestville who live below the poverty line is 3.3%. Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
| Forestville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Forestville, with inland flooding at the top
Forestville’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is put at 8 of 100. Expected losses in Forestville break down as 65% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A older population than Pennsylvania as a whole
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by just over two in five adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. People 65 and older are 36% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). In Forestville, 19% of residents are under 18.
| Forestville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 10% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Forestville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±31.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Forestville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 31.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
In Forestville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In Forestville, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Forestville stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
For adults in Forestville, the share who smoke cigarettes is 17%. Across all 26 CDC measures, Forestville beats Pennsylvania on 2 and trails on 6. Nearly two in five adults locally have high blood pressure; 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Forestville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Forestville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.8% | 85.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 39.6% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, less of Forestville is conserved land
Forestville’s concentration of trails is recorded as 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.1 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The park or preserve spreads over 2 acres of the town.
| Forestville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forestville Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Forestville
Hersheypark and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forestville. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.1M visitors a year17 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
34 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
34 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
15 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
34 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Forestville: who provides what
Forestville is unincorporated, so Schuylkill County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Every workday, about 1,729 people come to Forestville for work
Where Forestville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Forestville
About 0 of every 100 Forestville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Forestville
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