Tangipahoa Louisiana Map

About Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Tangipahoa is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 425. The population density is 163.3 people per km². Tangipahoa is located at 30.8760°N, 90.5120°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tangipahoa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70465.

Tangipahoa emerges from the humid pine flatwoods as a landscape defined by the persistent, dark flow of Beaver Creek, which carves a quiet path through the earth just a mile from the Tangipahoa River. It lies 25.9 miles north of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north of Amite City. The terrain here is marked by a subtle, low-lying topography that descends gently toward the distant, unseen reaches of Chubby Bottom, while the horizon remains largely level, save for the faint, distant silhouette of Bogue Chitto Mountain rising in the west. Sunlight in this inland corridor often carries a heavy, amber quality, lingering in the thick canopy of hardwoods and longleaf pines that shield the soil from the relentless midday glare. The air holds a weight of damp earth and cooling shade, creating a stillness that settles over the land long before the shadows grow tall.

History in Tangipahoa is measured by the steady rhythm of agricultural labor and the quiet persistence of those who worked the timber and the soil to build a life far from the reach of any maritime influence. The economy has long been tethered to the harvest of the land, with local industries reflecting the slow, deliberate pace of a region that favors the harvest over the haste of urban expansion. While Lake Tangipahoa remains a distant landmark for weekend respite, the daily life of the populace is anchored to the immediate, wooded surroundings and the quiet commerce of the local trade. There is a distinct, unhurried character to the way the days unfold, where the passage of time is marked not by clocks, but by the changing light upon the fields and the seasonal shifting of the leaves along the banks of the local creeks.

About This Tangipahoa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tangipahoa, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.876015, -90.512039. 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 Tangipahoa includes the ZIP code (70465), 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.