Big Branch, Louisiana

Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°20′02″N 89°59′34″W / 30.33389°N 89.99278°W / 30.33389; -89.99278
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Elevation16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70445
Area code985
GNIS feature ID560170 [1]
FIPS code22-07255

Big Branch is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on U. S. Route 190 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Mandeville and 3.5 miles northwest of Lacombe.[2]

The Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge lies along the coast of Lake Pontchartrain south of the community between Mandeville and Slidell.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Branch, Louisiana
  2. ^ a b Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2010, p. 48 ISBN 0899332862