Belmont Louisiana Map

About Belmont, Louisiana

Belmont is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 11.7 people per km². Belmont is located at 31.7182°N, 93.5082°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70743, 70767, 71486.

Belmont occupies a low-slung stretch of earth where the horizon is defined by the heavy, humid weight of the sky and the constant, quiet movement of the Mississippi River just a mile to the east. It lies 15.7 miles north of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Chackbay. The terrain here is shaped by the Belmont Crevasse, a geological scar that tells of the land’s volatile, shifting relationship with the waterways that vein this region. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape flattens into expansive, fertile fields where the light at dusk turns the air a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows across the soil. This inland expanse remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the world, defined instead by the slow, deliberate growth of timber and the seasonal rhythms of the inland plains.

Belmont carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the earth, its economy long anchored to the cultivation of the surrounding fields and the maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the water at bay. The nearby presence of Paulina Park offers a refuge of dense greenery, a stark contrast to the open, utilitarian stretches of farmland that dominate the local industry. History here is felt in the architecture of the older structures, which seem to lean into the damp, heavy heat as if weary from the centuries of humidity. Farther out, the presence of Lac des Allemands provides a stillness that settles over the region, a reminder of the ancient, slow-moving water cycles that have dictated the life and commerce of Belmont since its earliest establishment.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.718182, -93.508178. 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 Belmont includes the ZIP code (70743, 70767, 71486), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (Sabine 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.