Pearl River is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, home to about 2,614 people across 3.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70452.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pearl River. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX338 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pearl River; 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.
Pearl River had 2,565 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2000.
It’s the 162nd largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Tammany Parish grew from 13,335 residents in 1900 to 264,570 in 2020.
St. Tammany Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 61.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slidell Ap, LA weather station (5 miles away).
86,457 jobs at 7,101 businesses in St. Tammany Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pearl River.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Established in 1906.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by St. Tammany Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pearl Elementary SchoolPearl River | Pre-K–K | 98 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolPearl River | Pre-K–5 | 335 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Riverside Elementary SchoolPearl River | 1–5 | 420 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Creekside Junior HighPearl River | 6–8 | 447 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Pearl River High SchoolPearl River | 9–12 | 781 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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