Map of Forest City, Iowa

Forest City is a city in Hancock and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, and the county seat of Winnebago County. The population was 4,285 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 4,362 population in 2000.

Forest City overview:
Name:	Forest City
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Hancock County, Winnebago County
Incorporated:	June 14, 1878
Elevation:	1,257 ft (383 m)
Total Area:	4.59 sq mi (11.90 km²)
Land Area:	4.59 sq mi (11.90 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,285
Population Density:	932.54/sq mi (360.07/km²)
ZIP code:	50436
Area code:	641
FIPS code:	1928380
GNISfeature ID:	0456667
Website:	www.cityofforestcity.com

Online Interactive Map

Forest City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Forest City was officially founded in 1855. Formerly known as “Puckerbrush”, Robert Clark the official founder/surveyor deemed it “Forest City” because it was cut right out of the trees. It was then platted in 1856, and later incorporated on June 14, 1878. The population started to grow when immigrants from Sweden and Norway settled in the Forest City because of the similar topography. Its growth continued when city leaders convinced Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad to come to Forest City. Although the Civil War stunted the city’s growth, many immigrants found the city attractive. Later on churches, banks, a college (Waldorf University), electricity, and the telephone turned Forest City into an ideal country town. Then in 1960, investors took over a failing travel trailer factory and created Winnebago Industries causing the population to grow exponentially. Winnebago’s corporate headquarters were later relocated to Eden Prairie, Minnesota causing the population to decline. Today, Forest City’s population is around 4,200.

Forest City Road Map

Forest City Satellite Map

Geography

Forest City’s longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 43.262077, -93.640302.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.64 square miles (12.02 km), all land.