Baldwin Louisiana Map

About Baldwin, Louisiana

Baldwin is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,762. The population density is 211.5 people per km². Baldwin is located at 29.8413°N, 91.5549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baldwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70514.

Baldwin stretches across a flat, low-lying expanse where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and thick, encroaching vegetation. It lies 20.0 miles southeast of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 3.9 miles northwest of Franklin. The Bayou Teche carves a serpentine path directly past the landscape, its dark, sluggish waters reflecting the shifting canopy of moss-draped cypress trees that define the horizon. To the south, the invisible pull of the Gulf of Mexico, only nine miles distant, dictates the temperament of the climate, casting a persistent, saline moisture over the fields that renders the afternoon light a pale, milky gold. The local terrain remains largely defined by the presence of Unknown Park, which offers a quiet, unadorned sanctuary for the flora and fauna that thrive in this humid, subtropical basin.

Baldwin maintains a quiet existence grounded in the enduring rhythms of the sugarcane industry, which dominates the surrounding acreage and dictates the seasonal pulse of the local economy. The history of the area is layered into the very soil, where the remnants of agricultural expansion and the influence of diverse cultural migrations have left a faint, indelible mark on the character of the inhabitants. Life here unfolds at a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic acceleration of larger centers, as the community remains oriented toward the cycles of the harvest and the waterways that once served as the primary arteries of trade. Travelers passing through may notice the proximity of Upper Island and Lake Fausse Pointe, both of which serve as silent, distant points of reference in a landscape that prioritizes the steady, grounded labor of the present over the clamor of modernity.

About This Baldwin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baldwin, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.841277, -91.554886. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Baldwin includes the ZIP code (70514), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Mary Parish, and school district assignment (St. Mary Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.