Covington, Louisiana
Covington, Louisiana | |
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St. Tammany Parish Offices | |
Location of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°28′44″N 90°06′15″W / 30.47889°N 90.10417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Tammany |
| Founded | 1813 |
| Founded by | John Wharton Collins |
| Named after | Leonard Wailes Covington |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark R. Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.15 sq mi (21.12 km2) |
| • Land | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,564 |
| • Density | 1,441.9/sq mi (556.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CD T) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 70433, 70434, 70435 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-18125 |
| Website | https://www.covla.com |
Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington statistical area.