Forest Hill is a village in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, home to about 727 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71430.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Forest Hill; also Lecompte
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Forest Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)151 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Alexandria International Airport (AEX)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA167 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX192 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Forest Hill; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Forest Hill had 605 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 305th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Rapides Parish grew from 39,578 residents in 1900 to 130,023 in 2020.
Rapides Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 60.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lsu Dean Lee Rsch Stn, LA weather station (12 miles away).
46,374 jobs at 3,172 businesses in Rapides Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Forest Hill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Rapides Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Junior High SchoolForest Hill | Pre-K–8 | 496 | Public | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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