Central Louisiana Map

About Central, Louisiana

Central is a locality in Terrebonne 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 emerges from the flat, moisture-heavy earth where the slow-moving Little Bayou Black carves a dark, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 3.9 miles west-northwest of Bayou Cane, LA (from Bayou Cane, LA: bearing 288°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Houma. The air here holds a permanent, humid weight, thick with the scent of damp soil and the encroaching greenery that thrives in this low-lying basin. To the south, the horizon hints at the proximity of the coast, where the influence of Bayou Terrebonne dictates the subtle rise and fall of the water table. Sunsets in Central often bleed a bruised, violet light across the horizon, casting long, skeletal shadows of cypress trees that seem to hold their breath against the advancing evening. At a distance of eight miles, the basin of Hatch Point sits as a quiet reminder of the land’s ancient, shifting geology, while the nearby expanse of Lake Hackberry reflects the vast, pale sky with a mirror-like stillness.

Industry and daily life in Central remain tethered to the rhythm of the land and the endurance of its people. Generations have worked the surrounding fields, where the economy remains deeply connected to the harvest and the persistent, slow pulse of agricultural labor. Beyond the working fields, the Westside Girls Complex & Park serves as a quiet gathering point, marking a space where the community anchors itself amidst the sprawling, open terrain. There is a particular, unadorned resilience in the architecture and the habits of those who dwell here, a way of moving through the day that favors steady persistence over haste. Even as the modern world encroaches, Central maintains a distinct, grounded character, defined by the steady flow of local waterways and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the marshy, fertile soil that sustains them.

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 Terrebonne 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.