Forbestown, California

About Forbestown

Forbestown, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northern California.

Forbestown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.27 square miles.

📰 Forbestown News Today

• Yuba County chase ends near Forbestown, K-9-assisted arrest after shots are fired ABC10 · Apr 30
• CAL FIRE crews to carry out control burn in Forbestown area on Thursday Action News Now · Jun 20
• Escaped controlled burn sparks half acre vegetation fire near Forbestown KRCR · Apr 1
• Wayne McMillan Obituary (2026) - Yuba City, CA - Appeal Democrat Legacy obituary · Mar 11
• Car crash reported on Forbestown Road in Oroville East KCRA · Jan 3

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What Makes Forbestown Unique

• The only place in America named Forbestown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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