If you’ve recently moved to the community of Forest in Bedford County, Virginia, WELCOME!

Bedford County was formed in 1754 and consists of 764 square miles of the most beautiful country in Virginia; I never get tired of looking at the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains.  The population in Bedford County is approximately 60,500 with 8,500 Forest residents.

While we don't have a town center or common, there are several established neighborhoods in Forest including: Ivy Hill, Lake Vista, Forest Lakes, Kensington, Brookstone, Farmington, Cedar Rock, Meadow Wood & Hooper Woods to name a few. One of our most famous residences is Thomas Jefferson's summer home Poplar Forest.

Shopping Centers include: Graves Mill Shopping Center, Cavalier Corner & Forest Square Shopping Center.

These are some of the important phone numbers and websites to know:

Airport- Lynchburg Regional  (434) 455-6090

Animal Control (540) 586-7690 

American Electric Power 1- 800-956-4237  

Bedford County Utilities (540) 586-7679

Building Permits & Inspections (540) 586-7611

Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce (877) 447-3257

Churches

Clerk of the Circuit Court (540) 586-7632

Clerk of the General District Court (540) 586-7637

Commissioner of the Revenue (540) 586-7621  f.eubank@co.bedford.va.us  

Commonwealth’s Attorney (540) 586-7628

Cooperative Extension (540) 586-7675

County Administrator (540) 586-7601

County Treasurer (540) 586-7606

Dept. Of Game & Inland Fisheries (434) 525-7522  

DMV (540) 586-7979 

Economic Development (540) 587-5670

GENERAL INFO (540) 586-7601 

Health Department (540) 586-7952

Forest Library  (540) 425-7002

MEDICAL:

Bedford Memorial Hospital  (540) 846-2441

Lynchburg General Hospital

Virginia Baptist Hospital

New London Cannery (434) 525-9706

Newspaper - Bedford Bulletin (540) 586-8612

Parks & Recreation (540) 586-7682

Phone Book (540) 904-4526

Planning & Community Development (540) 586-7616

Public Schools (540) 586-1045  www.bedford.k12.va.us

Public WATER (Public Service Authority) (540) 586-7679  

Real Estate Lookup

School System Superintendent (540) 586-1045

New London Academy  (434) 525-2177

FOREST Elementary  (434) 525-2681

FOREST Middle (434) 525-6630

Jefferson Forest High School (434) 525-2674

Sheriff’s Office (NON-EMERGENCY) (540) 586-4800

Social Services (540) 586-7750

Southside Electric Cooperative 1-800-552-2118  

Verizon Telephone (540) 561-2000  

Tourism (540) 587-5681

THINGS TO DO IN FOREST

Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services (540) 587-0700

Voter Information (540) 586-7649

Waste Management Facility (540) 586-7656

Water/Sewer (540) 586-7679

Smith Mountain Lake covers three counties including Bedford and is one of our favorite weekend destinations and only a short drive from Forest. If you'd like more information on the community of Forest, VA, feel free to contact me.