Oak Ridge Louisiana Map

About Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Oak Ridge is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 48.2 people per km². Oak Ridge is located at 32.6244°N, 91.7731°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70460, 70401, 71264.

Oak Ridge commands a quiet stretch of land where the flat, fertile plains of the region yield to the persistent, slow-moving pulse of Skulls Creek. It lies 3.9 miles northeast of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-northeast of Ponchatoula. The earth here holds a deep, dark color, nurtured by the sediment of centuries, creating a landscape defined by the deliberate pace of agriculture and the heavy, humid stillness of the afternoon. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of Rose Mound, a landmark that offers a subtle verticality to an otherwise expansive vista of open fields and woodland edges. The air in Oak Ridge often carries the scent of turned soil, a reminder of the proximity to the Tangipahoa River, which sustains the verdant corridors nearby and shapes the slow, rhythmic cycle of the changing seasons.

History in Oak Ridge is measured in the growth of cotton and the long-standing traditions of families who have worked this soil for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage where the prosperity of the community was once built upon the labor of the plantation era and the enduring legacy of the regional harvests. While the quietude of the present day suggests a retreat from the frantic speed of modern industry, the influence of Lake Ramsay persists as a distant, cooling presence in the collective memory of the locale. Life here moves with a certain gravity, a deliberate social texture that values the depth of local roots and the simple, honest clarity of a day spent under an unclouded sky.

About This Oak Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Ridge, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.624353, -91.773125. 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 Oak Ridge includes the ZIP code (70460, 70401, 71264), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of Tangipahoa Parish, and school district assignment (Morehouse 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.