Forest City

Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney", is a town in , North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,377 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous municipality in the county.
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  • Type: Town with 7,320 residents
  • Description: town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Burnt Chimney”, “Forest City (Carolina del Norte)”, “Forest City, NC”, “Forest City, North Carolina”, “Форест Cитй”, and “포레스트 시티”
  • Postal code: 28043

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spindale and Corinth.

Town
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is a town in , , United States. is situated 4 miles northwest of Forest City.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles northeast of Forest City.

Town
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is a town in and the county seat of , United States. is situated 6 miles northwest of Forest City.

Forest City

Latitude
35.33373° or 35° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
-81.86493° or 81° 51′ 54″ west
Population
7,320
Elevation
1,014 feet (309 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US FCN
Open location code
867W84MP+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154104511
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4466720
Wiki­data ID
Q2027204
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Forest City” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فورست سيتي”
  • Basque: “Forest City”
  • Catalan: “Forest City”
  • Cebuano: “Forest City”
  • Chechen: “Форест-Сити”
  • Chinese: “森林城市”
  • Chinese: “福里斯特城”
  • Czech: “Forest City”
  • Dutch: “Forest City”
  • French: “Forest City”
  • German: “Forest City”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرست سيتي (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرست سيتي”
  • Haitian: “Forest City, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Forest City”
  • Italian: “Forest City”
  • Japanese: “フォレストシティ”
  • Korean: “포레스트시티”
  • Ladin: “Forest City”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Forest City”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Forest City”
  • Norwegian: “Forest City”
  • Persian: “فریست سیتی، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Persian: “فریست سیتی”
  • Polish: “Forest City”
  • Portuguese: “Forest City”
  • Russian: “Форист Сити”
  • Serbian: “Форест Сити”
  • Serbian: “Форист Сити”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Forest City, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Forest City”
  • Slovak: “Forest City”
  • Spanish: “Forest City”
  • Tatar: “Форест-Сити”
  • Ukrainian: “Форест-Сіті”
  • Urdu: “فارسٹ سٹی، شمالی کیرولائنا”
  • Uzbek: “Forest City”
  • Volapük: “Forest City”
  • “Forest City”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: River Hills and Pinecrest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pavillion on Park Square and Town of Forest City Town Hall.

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