It was named after the Tangipahoa Native American tribe.

Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond MSA.

The name Tangipahoa is derived from the Muskogean words (tonche pahoha) which translates to "corncob people" or "people of the corn" or "corncob".

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 425 people, 190 households, and 119 families residing in the village.