La Center Kentucky Map
La Center, Kentucky — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of La Center, Ballard County.
Interactive Map of La Center, Kentucky
| City | La Center |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Ballard |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.07672 |
| Longitude | -88.973676 |
| Population | 694 |
| Density | 479.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About La Center, Kentucky
La Center is a locality in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 694. The population density is 479.5 people per km². La Center is located at 37.0767°N, 88.9737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42056.
La Center rests in a gentle hollow, where the rolling hills of Ballard County begin to soften their contours. It lies 20.6 miles west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 269°T), and is situated 4.8 miles west of Kevil. The land here breathes a quiet, verdant stillness, a landscape painted in broad strokes of emerald and gold under a sky that often stretches wide and blue. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of time, stand as silent sentinels over fields that unfurl in patchwork quilts of corn and soy. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grass and distant woodsmoke, a perfume of the earth itself. This is a place where the horizon feels close, inviting contemplation rather than grand pronouncements. The history of La Center is a quiet hum beneath the present-day murmur of life, a story told in the enduring presence of its agricultural roots. For generations, the rich soil has sustained the livelihoods of those who call this place home, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, is anchored by the bounty of the land, with small farms and businesses forming the backbone of the community. A distinctive character emerges from this sustained connection to the earth, a grounded resilience evident in the unhurried pace of daily life. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a subtle beauty in the enduring simplicity of a community that has learned to thrive in harmony with its surroundings.
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About This La Center Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of La Center, Kentucky with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on La Center and Ballard County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for La Center is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct La Center is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
