Tickfaw Louisiana Map

About Tickfaw, Louisiana

Tickfaw is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 635. The population density is 152.0 people per km². Tickfaw is located at 30.5774°N, 90.4831°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tickfaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70466.

Tickfaw sits upon a low-slung expanse of earth where the persistent flow of the Ponchatoula Creek carves a quiet path through the dense, verdant woodland. It lies 5.2 miles north-northwest of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northwest of Ponchatoula. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the moss-draped branches, while the sunlight filters down in fractured, amber shards to illuminate the damp floor of the pine flats. Fourteen miles to the north, the rise of Rose Mound breaks the horizon, a subtle reminder of a topography that leans toward the interior, far removed from the shifting edges of the distant coastline. Three miles away, the Tangipahoa River provides a sanctuary of protected riparian corridors, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate grace that defines the character of the soil itself.

Tickfaw carries the weight of a history rooted in the timber trade and the slow, steady cultivation of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists in the rhythms of agriculture and small-scale industry, echoing a legacy of labor that once relied on the movement of timber along the local waterways. Sixteen miles to the south, the presence of Lake Maurepas exerts a subtle pressure on the climate, drawing a perennial, cooling mist that settles over the fields at dusk. Life here moves according to the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, marked by the steady industry of those who work the land and the quiet resilience of a place that remains indifferent to the frenetic pace of the world beyond its borders.

About This Tickfaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tickfaw, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.577412, -90.483146. 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 Tickfaw includes the ZIP code (70466), 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.