Montpelier is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, home to about 206 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70422 and 70744.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Amite City; part is in Montpelier
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montpelier. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX297 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Montpelier; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Montpelier had 196 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 438th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Tangipahoa Parish grew from 17,625 residents in 1900 to 133,157 in 2020.
Tangipahoa Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 63.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Amite, LA weather station (about a mile away).
39,823 jobs at 2,617 businesses in Tangipahoa Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
69 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montpelier’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 24 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Tangipahoa Parish, Livingston Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amite Elementary Magnet SchoolAmite | Pre-K–4 | 431 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Holden High SchoolHolden | Pre-K–12 | 651 | Public | 16.8 mi |
| Amite Westside Middle MagnetAmite | 5–8 | 279 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Amite High MagnetAmite | 9–12 | 347 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Forest AcademyAmite | Pre-K–12 | 717 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Amite City.
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