Covington, Louisiana

Covington, Louisiana
Covington, Louisiana
City
	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]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "QuickFacts: Covington city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=Covington%2C+Louisiana%2C+USA ^{[user-generated source]}