Chatham Louisiana Map

About Chatham, Louisiana

Chatham is a locality in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 491. The population density is 191.9 people per km². Chatham is located at 32.3063°N, 92.4504°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chatham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71226.

Chatham unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Edwards Branch, which carves its path through the damp, fertile earth. It lies 18.6 miles southeast of Ruston, LA (from Ruston, LA: bearing 144°T), and is situated 16.2 miles east-northeast of Jonesboro. The terrain remains low and steady, a tapestry of dense woodlands and open clearings that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, soft shadows across the floor of the Jackson Parish Game And Fish Preserve. Chatham Lake sits at the center of this environment, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid sky and the thick canopy of trees that press close to the water’s edge. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Snake Ridge suggests a rugged world far removed from the immediate, measured pace of these inland woods.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the land have long dictated the pulse of life here, grounding the people in the soil and the seasonal cycles of the timber industry. History remains visible in the quiet endurance of the local infrastructure, which grew from the necessity of navigating the dense, inland forests and the winding course of Edwards Branch. Life in Chatham moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, shaped by the heat that settles over the Jackson Parish Game And Fish Preserve and the deep, silent stillness that rises from Chatham Lake as evening approaches. The economy remains tethered to the quiet labor of the region, where the work of the day is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the slow, natural transformation of the landscape under the southern sun.

About This Chatham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chatham, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.306264, -92.450422. 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 Chatham includes the ZIP code (71226), telephone area code (318), county seat of Jackson Parish, and school district assignment (Jackson 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.