Centerville Louisiana Map

About Centerville, Louisiana

Centerville is a locality in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 499. The population density is 204.5 people per km². Centerville is located at 29.7563°N, 91.4256°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 71367, 70522.

Centerville rests upon a flat, humid expanse of Louisiana earth where the slow pulse of the landscape is defined by the dark, languid movement of Bayou Cocodrie. It lies 28.3 miles north-northwest of Opelousas, LA (from Opelousas, LA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-southwest of Bunkie. This watercourse shapes the horizon, carving a path through the dense, verdant greenery that thrives in the heavy, moisture-rich air. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Mountain Bayou Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that seems to anchor the surrounding fields. The land here is defined by an ancient, quiet fertility, where the light at dusk turns the sky into a bruised plum, casting long, softening shadows over the soil that has been worked for generations.

Centerville draws its character from the deep roots of agricultural labor, where the history of the region is written in the seasonal rhythms of sugarcane cultivation and the persistent, quiet growth of the nearby Bayou Cocodrie. The economy remains tied to the land, reflecting a heritage of hard-won endurance that permeates the local way of life. While the distant silhouette of Les Grandes Côtes rises fifteen miles away as a faint, hazy suggestion of elevation, the immediate environment is one of low-slung, sturdy architecture and wide-open tracts of rural persistence. Life in Centerville moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, shaped by the heat of the afternoon and the enduring influence of a culture that values the slow, steady accumulation of years over the frantic pace of elsewhere.

About This Centerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centerville, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.756277, -91.425631. 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 Centerville includes the ZIP code (71367, 70522), telephone area code (318, 985), county seat of Evangeline 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.