Kentwood Louisiana Map

About Kentwood, Louisiana

Kentwood is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,145. The population density is 116.5 people per km². Kentwood is located at 30.9382°N, 90.5090°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kentwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70444.

Kentwood marks a subtle transition where the flat plains of the deep South begin to yield to the gentle, pine-studded rises of the interior. It lies 30.1 miles north of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north of Amite City. The landscape surrounding Kentwood breathes with a heavy, humid stillness, defined by the slow transit of Cool Creek just a mile away and the presence of the Tangipahoa River nearby, which carves a lush, shaded corridor through the dense woodland. To the north, the elevation shifts toward the distant prominence of Bogue Chitto Mountain, while the terrain closer to the center dips into the quiet, low-lying expanse of Chubby Bottom. Here, the light at dusk takes on a bruised, amber quality, filtering through the needles of loblolly pines to cast long, thin shadows across the earth that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has slipped away.

Agriculture and the steady industry of the timber trade have long dictated the pace of life in Kentwood, anchoring its inhabitants to the cycles of the soil and the forest. The economy remains tethered to these traditional roots, where the legacy of the dairy industry lingers in the character of the surrounding acreage, creating a rhythm of labor that values endurance over haste. While Lake Tangipahoa rests sixteen miles away as a destination for those seeking the stillness of open water, the daily life of the population remains focused on the immediate, practical concerns of the parish. It is a place where history is measured in the growth of the timber and the seasonal clearing of the fields, maintaining a deliberate, grounded existence that feels entirely removed from the frantic energy of the coast, favoring instead the quiet conversation of neighbors beneath a vast, indifferent sky.

About This Kentwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kentwood, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.938236, -90.508984. 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 Kentwood includes the ZIP code (70444), telephone area code (985), county seat of Tangipahoa Parish, and school district assignment (Tangipahoa Parish School District).

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.