Pearl River, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Pearl River | |
Motto: Home of the Honey Island Swamp | |
Coordinates: 30°22′16″N 89°45′04″W / 30.37111°N 89.75111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Tammany |
Incorporation (Village) | May 24, 1906 |
Town | 1964 |
Government | |
• Mayor | David McQueen (R) (Reelected 2018) (R) |
• Chief of Police | Jack Sessions (R) (Elected 2018) |
• Alderwoman | Bridgett Yates Bennett (2014–present) (R) |
• Alderwoman | Angel Galloway (I) |
• Alderman | Joe D. Lee (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.81 sq mi (9.86 km2) |
• Land | 3.73 sq mi (9.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,565 |
• Density | 686.93/sq mi (265.20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70452[2] |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-59445 |
Website | pearlriverla |
Pearl River is a town in St. Tammany Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,506 at the 2010 U.S. census,[3] and 2,618 at the 2020 population estimates program.[4] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.