Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Ponchatoula, Louisiana | |
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| City of Ponchatoula | |
Downtown Ponchatoula | |
Location of Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′25″N 90°26′33″W / 30.44028°N 90.44250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert F. Zabbia |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.74 sq mi (12.27 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,822 |
| • Density | 1,653/sq mi (638.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70454 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-61615 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404548 |
| Website | City of Ponchatoula, Louisiana |
Ponchatoula is the second-largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The population was 6,559 at the 2010 census and 7,545 at the time of the 2020 population estimates program.