Slidell, Louisiana
Slidell | |
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Heritage Park | |
| Nicknames: The Camellia City (official), The Dell, The Dirty Dell (Owing to graffiti above I-12 East before the city limits) | |
Location of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | |
Slidell Location of Slidell in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′45″N 89°46′40″W / 30.27917°N 89.77778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Tammany |
| Named after | John Slidell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randy Fandal (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.38 sq mi (39.83 km2) |
| • Land | 15.04 sq mi (38.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,781 |
| • Density | 1,913.5/sq mi (738.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 70458–70461, 70469 |
| Area code(s) | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-70805 |
| Website | myslidell |
Slidell /slaɪˈdɛl/ is a city on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 28,781 at the 2020 census, making it the sixteenth-most populous city in Louisiana. It is part of the New Orleans−Metairie−Kenner metropolitan statistical area.