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.
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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
Notable People from Ponchatoula, LA
A sampling of people born in Ponchatoula, LA.
Trevante Rhodes
1990
American actor, former sprinter
Irma Thomas
1941
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
Earl Wilson
1934–2005
American baseball player (1934-2005)
Meghan Linsey
1985
American singer-songwriter
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ponchatoula, LA.
Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District
park in the United States of America
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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