Covington, Louisiana | |
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City of Covington | |
![]() St. Tammany Parish Offices | |
![]() Location of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°28′44″N 90°06′15″W / 30.47889°N 90.10417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Tammany |
Founded | 1813 |
Founded by | John Wharton Collins |
Named for | Leonard Wailes Covington |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mark R. Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 8.15 sq mi (21.12 km2) |
• Land | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,564 |
• Density | 1,441.90/sq mi (556.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CD T) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 70433, 70434, 70435 |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-18125 |
Website | http://www.covla.com |
Covington is a city in, and the parish seat of, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census.[3] It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metropolitan statistical area. Covington has played a large role in movie making over the past 20 years, featuring in over 30 films.[4]