Forest Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the larger postal designation of Oxon Hill.

[3] The town straddles both sides of dual-lane Maryland Route 210 and includes two elementary schools.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

[14] Under a memorandum of understanding, the Prince George's County Police Department serves as the secondary responding law enforcement agency for the town, and the primary investigating agency for most serious crimes, such as homicide or rape.

The County Police Department maintains its District IV station just outside Forest Height's northern border at Eastover Shopping Center, in Glassmanor CDP.

The most prominent highway serving Forest Heights is Interstate 95/Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway).

To the north, I-95 passes through Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston on its way to Canada, while to the south, it traverses Richmond on its way to Florida.

MD 414 follows Saint Barnabas Road, running parallel to the Capital Beltway and providing local access to nearby communities.