Bernice Louisiana Map

About Bernice, Louisiana

Bernice is a locality in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,356. The population density is 162.3 people per km². Bernice is located at 32.8221°N, 92.6579°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bernice is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71222.

Bernice holds the quiet, clay-heavy earth of North Louisiana in a steady, unyielding grip. It lies 20.7 miles north of Ruston, LA (from Ruston, LA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-northwest of Farmerville. Bull Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its dark waters moving with a deliberate, slow-motion grace beneath the canopy of pine and hardwood. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles, a persistent fragrance that marks the transition from the humid, shadowed lowlands toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Gum Ridge far to the north. Only three miles away, the Middle Fork Of Bayou D'arbonne preserves the wilder, untamed character of the region, where the light at dusk filters through the tangled branches in long, amber slats that seem to pause the very movement of the sun.

Bernice emerged from the expansion of the regional timber industry, a history still etched into the way the light catches the weathered wood of older buildings and the quiet, industrious posture of its streets. The economy remains tethered to the land, balancing the legacy of forestry with the rhythmic, seasonal pulse of local agriculture. Five miles to the east, the expansive surface of Bayou D'Arbonne Lake reflects the vast, open sky, providing a stillness that contrasts with the workday hum of saws and engines. Life in Bernice proceeds with a measured intensity, a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, steady growth of the forest and the changing colors of the fields that stretch toward the horizon.

About This Bernice Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bernice, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.822088, -92.65793. 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 Bernice includes the ZIP code (71222), telephone area code (318), county seat of Union Parish, and school district assignment (Union 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.