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Ponchatoula, LA Road Trips

Plan drives from Ponchatoula, LA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Ponchatoula, LA, LA

Photo: Maive & Nahuel Fotografía

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

293.4 mi

Bossier City, LA

Quickest Drive

5h 24m

Bossier City, LA

Plan Around Ponchatoula, LA

Popular Incoming Routes

Useful if Ponchatoula, LA is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Ponchatoula, LA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

7,839

Median Income

$47,821

Median Home Value

$194,300

Median Age

43.9

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Ponchatoula, LA at a Glance

Founded

1820

Elevation

26 ft

Area

2 mi²

Sister Cities

Carpentras

Notable People from Ponchatoula, LA

A sampling of people born in Ponchatoula, LA.

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

1990

American actor, former sprinter

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

1941

American soul and rhythm and blues singer

Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

1934–2005

American baseball player (1934-2005)

Meghan Linsey

Meghan Linsey

1985

American singer-songwriter

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ponchatoula, LA.

Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District

Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District

park in the United States of America

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q682639), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

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