Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min6:00 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min6:54 am – 5:05 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, 7 mi away; snow from Ponchatoula
Nearby landmarksSoutheastern Louisiana Universitycollege · 2.3 miSoutheastern Louisiana University North Campus Main Buildingcollege · 2.6 miYellow Water Riverriver · 3.9 miLittle Natalbany Riverriver · 4.1 miLake Ju-Lulake · 5.6 miHoovers Pondlake · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsZemurray Parkpark · 1.6 miJoyce Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 16,360 acresTickfaw State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 1,234 acresHolden I-12 Rest Areastate recreation area · 10.6 miTangipahoa Riverstate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,245 acresFairview Riverside State Parkstate park · 20.8 mi · 96 acresSource: 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 201032 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201032 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 waterCity of Hammond Water Systemserves 21,135 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation35 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Oaks Medical Center2.1 miPost officeHammond Post Office2.0 miTown hallHammond City Hall2.2 miPoliceTangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office1.3 miFire stationHammond Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolHammond Westside Montessori Schoolright hereSchoolGreenville Park Leadership Academy1.4 miCollegeSoutheastern Louisiana University2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY37 miInterstateI-551.3 miUS highwayUS 51under a mileAmtrakHammond, LA HMD2.1 miTransit4 stops within a mileTangipahoa Public TransportationSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70404 ZIP area.
