Choctaw Louisiana Map

About Choctaw, Louisiana

Choctaw is a locality in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Choctaw is located at 30.1263°N, 91.2765°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70301.

Choctaw lies in Iberville Parish, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of magnolias and the slow, steady breath of the Mississippi River. It lies 21.9 miles south-west of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of White Castle. The landscape here is a tapestry of emerald green, defined by the broad, languid sweep of bayous and the dense, shadowed embrace of ancient cypress trees. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the moss that drapes like forgotten lace from gnarled branches. The very earth feels moist and yielding, a testament to the constant presence of water, giving the land a soft, almost yielding character, as if it’s perpetually sighing under the weight of its own verdant abundance. The history of Choctaw is deeply entwined with the fertile alluvial plains it calls home, a region once traversed by Native American tribes before the arrival of European settlers. Its economy has long been shaped by the rich soil and the generous flow of the river, with agriculture, particularly sugarcane and rice, forming the bedrock of its existence for generations. Though the grand plantation homes of yesteryear may be fewer, the echoes of that past linger in the weathered barns and the enduring agricultural practices that still define the rhythm of life here. The distinctive character of Choctaw is not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people, the enduring connection to the land, and the subtle, persistent murmur of the waterway that has always been its lifeblood.

About This Choctaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Choctaw, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.126309, -91.276496. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Choctaw and Iberville Parish.

Detailed location data for Choctaw includes the ZIP code (70719), telephone area code (985), county seat of Iberville Parish, and school district assignment (Lafourche Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Choctaw is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.