Bayou Vista Louisiana Map

About Bayou Vista, Louisiana

Bayou Vista is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,213. The population density is 902.7 people per km². Bayou Vista is located at 29.6906°N, 91.2670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70460, 70380.

Bayou Vista occupies a low, water-bound horizon where the persistent humidity of the Gulf South softens the edges of every silhouette. It lies 2.2 miles west of Slidell, LA (from Slidell, LA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-northwest of Eden Isle. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Liberty Bayou, which carves a path through the marshy terrain less than a mile from the center of the settlement. Beyond the immediate banks, the land stretches toward Grand Lagoon, a shallow basin that catches the pale, heavy light of late afternoon. To the southeast, the terrain opens toward the distant, saline influence of Seven Lagoons, while the verdant acreage of Camp Salmen Nature Park provides a quiet sanctuary of pine and hardwood just a mile away. The air here holds a permanent, damp weight, smelling faintly of brackish water and the rich, dark decay of cypress roots.

Economic life in Bayou Vista remains tethered to the shifting tides and the bounty of the nearby waterways, echoing a history built upon the labor of the marsh. Residents look toward Moonraker Island as a familiar landmark, a solitary rise of earth that marks the transition between the solid ground and the vast, watery expanse of the basin. The local character is shaped by the proximity to Toms Field, a basin that influences the drainage and seasonal rhythms of the surrounding woods. Daily existence here moves with the tide, a steady, quiet pulse that ignores the hurry of the outside world, favoring the patience of those who work the water and the deep, abiding shade of the oaks. Life in Bayou Vista is measured by the clarity of the water and the color of the sky at dusk, when the gray-blue haze settles over the reeds and the land seems to dissolve into the sea.

About This Bayou Vista Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayou Vista, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.690571, -91.26698. 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 Bayou Vista includes the ZIP code (70460, 70380), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Tammany 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.