Central Louisiana Map

About Central, Louisiana

Central is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of 29,565. The population density is 183.4 people per km². Central is located at 30.5593°N, 91.0355°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Central is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70395, 70770.

Central extends across a verdant, alluvial expanse where the heavy, humid air holds the scent of damp earth and the long, brown Mississippi exerts a quiet, gravitational pull on the local landscape. It lies 11.9 miles south of Gonzales, LA (from Gonzales, LA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-southeast of Donaldsonville. The terrain remains largely flat, a subtle mosaic of dense woodlands and open fields that stretch toward the horizon, far removed from the volatility of any coastline. To the south, the Nita Crevasse marks a depression in the land, a slight topographical variation that reminds the observer of the fluid, shifting nature of this inland basin. In the golden, slanted light of late afternoon, the trees cast long, thin shadows over the soil, lending the flat reaches a sense of depth and stillness that seems to suspend the very passage of time.

Central maintains a character defined by its transition from agrarian roots to a contemporary residential identity, where the rhythms of daily life favor the steady persistence of the interior plains. While the local economy has evolved, the influence of the nearby river remains a constant, shaping the history of land use and development throughout the surrounding parishes. Residents often look toward Lemannville Park, a modest expanse of greenery that provides a quiet connection to the outdoors, or consider the distant, static silhouette of Indian Mound, which rises from the plains eighteen miles away. Even Lake Verret, situated eighteen miles off, exerts a subtle, cooling influence on the climate, tempering the heat that settles over the region during the long, languid months of the year.

About This Central Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Central, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.559305, -91.035507. 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 Central includes the ZIP code (70395, 70770), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (Central Community 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.