Amite Louisiana Map

About Amite, Louisiana

Amite is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,005. Amite is located at 30.7266°N, 90.5090°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70422.

Amite anchors itself firmly amidst the verdant, inland sprawl of pine flatwoods and rolling timberlands that define this section of the landscape. It lies 15.6 miles north of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 0.5 miles south-southeast of Amite City. The atmosphere here thickens with a humid, heavy stillness, where the low-hanging sun filters through the canopy to dapple the earth in shifting bronze hues. Only a mile away, the Tangipahoa River carves a quiet, persistent path through the soil, its current carrying the scent of damp loam and decaying needles. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain rises toward the distant, modest elevation of Rose Mound, while the hollows and depressions like Sandy Hollow drain the seasonal rains into the porous, dark earth. Residents often seek the shaded pathways of Amite Park, where the air feels cooler against the skin and the pace of the day slows to match the rhythm of the rising and falling terrain.

Amite maintains a character shaped by the intersection of timber extraction and the steady, patient cycles of agriculture that have long provided the region its livelihood. The economy remains rooted in the growth of the surrounding woodlands and the persistent productivity of the soil, reflecting a history of settlement that prioritized the utility of the land over the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the simple sounds of local commerce and the routine movements of those who have made this place their home for generations. While the silence of the woods is occasionally broken by the hum of machinery or the distant movement of freight, the overarching sense remains one of quiet endurance. Even with the lure of more distant locales like Lake Ramsay, the identity of Amite stays firmly tied to the specific, inland geography of its own immediate horizon.

About This Amite Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amite, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.726575, -90.508982. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Amite includes the ZIP code (70422), telephone area code (985), county seat of Tangipahoa Parish, and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.