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Welcome to Tallulah ...

The city of Tallulah is located in Madison Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Madison Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tallulah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tallulah has a population of 6,663 people<2> (see below for details).

Tallulah is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Tallulah: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP codes for Tallulah: 71282, 71284<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tallulah had an population of 6,663 people. This is a decrease of 9.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tallulah had a population of 7,335 people (or 60.59% of the total population of Madison Parish). This makes Tallulah the parish's most populous community.

The population of Tallulah represents 0.16% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,335 people, the population of Tallulah decreased 20.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,189 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tallulah.

Communities Also Named Tallulah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tallulah - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Tallulah ...

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

  • Vicksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <7>
  • Delhi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Delta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Madison Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <7>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delta
    • From Tallulah to Delta
  • Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashly
    • From Tallulah to Ashly
  • Barnes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barnes
    • From Tallulah to Barnes
  • Quebec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quebec. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quebec
    • From Tallulah to Quebec
  • Omega
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omega
    • From Tallulah to Omega
  • Thomastown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coleman
    • From Tallulah to Coleman

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 Tallulah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tallulah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tallulah. 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 Tallulah.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tallulah ...

Looking for more information about Tallulah? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tallulah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tallulah.

Adding Tallulah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tallulah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tallulah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Tallulah post office opened in 1871.

We also found Tallulah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tallulah.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tallulah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tallulah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tallulah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Tallulah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Tallulah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Tallulah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tallulah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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