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Welcome to Pumpkin Center ...

Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)

Pumpkin Center is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Pumpkin Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pumpkin Center: 985

Communities Also Named Pumpkin Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Pumpkin Center - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina (3), Oklahoma (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (3) and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pumpkin Center.

Communities near Pumpkin Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pumpkin Center.

  • Hammond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Ponchatoula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Amite City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Killian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • French Settlement
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Tickfaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pumpkin Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pumpkin Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pumpkin Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumpkin Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkin Center. See our Newspapers Page for Pumpkin Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pumpkin Center ...

Looking for more information about Pumpkin Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pumpkin Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pumpkin Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pumpkin Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.