Calhoun Louisiana Map

About Calhoun, Louisiana

Calhoun is a locality in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 670. The population density is 109.5 people per km². Calhoun is located at 32.5126°N, 92.3585°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71225.

Calhoun stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of red clay and the dense, encroaching shadows of pine thickets. It lies 9.7 miles west of Claiborne, LA (from Claiborne, LA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 13.9 miles west of Monroe. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, though the distant silhouette of Snake Ridge occasionally haunts the horizon on the clearest of afternoons. Moisture gathers in the low-lying hollows where Curry Creek carves a winding, muddy path through the undergrowth, its movement sluggish and rhythmic as it navigates the terrain. A few miles to the north, the water of Mills Pond holds the sky in a flat, reflective stillness, untouched by the frantic pace of larger hubs. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling needles as the sun begins to bleed its final light across the fields.

Calhoun anchors its identity in the steady, agrarian labor that has long shaped the surrounding soil, a legacy that finds a modern anchor at the Lsu Research Station. This local facility serves as a focal point for the region, grounding the economy in the patient study of botany and agricultural science rather than the volatile industries of the city. Life in Calhoun moves according to the turning of the seasons, where the primary concerns remain the health of the crops and the maintenance of the homesteads that dot the winding backroads. There is a distinct, unhurried quality to the afternoons, a sense that history is not something kept in books, but something lived in the repetition of chores and the quiet conversations held on porches as the evening heat begins to break.

About This Calhoun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calhoun, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.512647, -92.358474. 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 Calhoun includes the ZIP code (71225), telephone area code (318), county seat of Ouachita Parish, and school district assignment (Ouachita 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.