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Ponchatoula, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ponchatoula, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,954. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PONCHATOULA-LA · Ponchatoula, LA 1 ZIPs · 24,954 pop · #12551/25278 · Tangipahoa Parish

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,611
  • RANK-MID #12551/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Loranger
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,954
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,700

Nearest income peer: Loranger, LA (+ $281 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ponchatoula

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ponchatoula on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ponchatoula, LA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,954
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,611
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 70454 (24,954 residents). Household income $71,611 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ponchatoula as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Morse is the closest lower-income city and Dry Prong the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ponchatoula.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 70454, is all of Ponchatoula

There is no split to weigh here: 70454 holds every one of Ponchatoula's 24,954 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ponchatoula's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 427 establishments, 4,431 employees , annual payroll $191,147k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70454 (427 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (77) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ponchatoula, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Tangipahoa Parish, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ponchatoula. See the Tangipahoa Parish roll-up →

No other city sharing Tangipahoa Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ponchatoula. Hammond, Amite and Independence sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Tangipahoa marks the far end of that range at $20,144, 72% below Ponchatoula.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70454 24,954 $71,611 427 60
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Ponchatoula roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ponchatoula, .