Tickfaw is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, home to about 857 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70466.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Tickfaw, part in Natalbany
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tickfaw. 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)42 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX298 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tickfaw; 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.
Tickfaw had 635 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 287th 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 38°F. About 64.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hammond 5 E, LA weather station (8 miles 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).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tickfaw.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 5 |
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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.
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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. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Lucille Nesom MemorialTickfaw | Pre-K–8 | 414 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Midway Elementary SchoolTickfaw | Pre-K–3 | 440 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Natalbany MiddleTickfaw | 4–8 | 347 | Public | 1.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Natalbany.
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