Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:59 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:54 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F64 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hammond 5 E station, 8 mi away; snow from Amite
Nearby landmarksDogwood Lakelake · 3.6 miChappepeela Lakelake · 4.0 miNorthshore Technical Community College Hammond Campuscollege · 7.0 miSoutheastern Louisiana University North Campus Main Buildingcollege · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTangipahoa Riverstate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 1,245 acresZemurray Parkpark · 8.4 miTchefuncte River And Its Tributariesstate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 3,355 acresSandy Hollow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 3,809 acresBogue Chitto State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 1,763 acresHolden I-12 Rest Areastate recreation area · 18.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201030 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201030 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTangipahoa Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 202597 of 122 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 64main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tangipahoa County monitors, LA
Drinking waterTangipahoa Parish Water Districtserves 75,873 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation108 ft33 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLouisiana State University Lallie Kemp Medical Center5.6 miPost officeLoranger Post Office1.6 miTown hallTickfaw City Hall5.3 miPoliceTickfaw Police Department5.3 miFire stationLoranger Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryLoranger Elementary School1.9 miMiddleLoranger Middle School1.9 miHighLoranger High School2.0 miCollegeNorthshore Technical Community College Hammond Campus7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY44 miInterstateI-556.2 miUS highwayUS 515.3 miAmtrakHammond, LA HMD8.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70421 ZIP area.
