Pearl River Louisiana Map

About Pearl River, Louisiana

Pearl River is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,614. The population density is 270.4 people per km². Pearl River is located at 30.3760°N, 89.7484°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70452.

Pearl River exhales a humid breath, a languid exhalation that clings to the moss-draped oaks and the low-slung, weathered buildings. It lies 7.2 miles north-north-east of Slidell, LA (from Slidell, LA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-west of Nicholson. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, hums with the persistent chorus of unseen cicadas, a sound as constant as the slow, brown current of the waterway that gives the place its name. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, rise from the marshy edges of the land, mirroring the stooped postures of the cypress trees themselves, their feathery fronds casting shifting patterns of shade onto the muddy banks. The sky above Pearl River often wears a bruised, dramatic hue in the late afternoon, as if the sun, in its descent, has bled its colours across the vast expanse. This corner of St. Tammany Parish carries the quiet legacy of timber and fishing, industries that once shaped its very character, their echoes lingering in the quiet docks and the faded signs of forgotten general stores. The land here, a fertile delta, has always been generous, yielding not just lumber but also the bounty of the surrounding waters, a heritage that informs the local palate and the unhurried pace of life. Pearl River feels like a place where time itself moves with the gentle flow of the river, where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, woven into the very texture of the days.

About This Pearl River Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pearl River, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.376026, -89.748397. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pearl River and St. Tammany Parish.

Detailed location data for Pearl River includes the ZIP code (70452), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Tammany Parish, and school district assignment (St. Tammany Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pearl River is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.