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| City | Clinton |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | East Feliciana Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.865736 |
| Longitude | -91.015659 |
| Population | 1,340 |
| Density | 188.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 70722 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| School District | East Feliciana Parish School District |
Clinton emerges from the landscape as a quiet arrangement of antebellum architecture and deep-rooted oak canopies, anchored by the slow, humid pulse of the Feliciana parishes. It lies 17.2 miles north-northeast of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east of Jackson.
The terrain surrounding Clinton is defined by a series of subtle, earth-toned slopes that drain toward the nearby Pretty Creek, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate clarity through the dense woodland. Beyond the immediate town limits, the Comite River preserves a corridor of wilder, untamed vegetation that feels worlds away from the manicured squares of the municipal center. While the distant, low-lying expanse of Hickman Bottom marks the regional topography ten miles out, the immediate ground remains firm, thick with the heavy scent of damp soil and ancient pine. Even the light here seems to possess a different quality, filtering through the humid air at dusk to gild the brick facades in a pale, sepia warmth that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.
Economic life in Clinton persists as a reflection of the land’s enduring productivity, shifting from the historical weight of agricultural cultivation toward a modern, modest stability that honors its nineteenth-century origins. As one of the oldest settlements in the region, Clinton maintains a cultural character forged by a slow, deliberate pace where time is measured more by the seasonal shift in the fields than by the frantic ticking of a clock. The town remains a collection of preserved structures and quiet streets that have survived the push of industrial expansion, maintaining a singular identity that resists the homogenization of the surrounding parishes. Residents carry on with a guarded, polite intensity, moving through a landscape that feels perpetually suspended in the amber of its own history, far removed from the bustling commerce of the larger corridors to the south.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clinton, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.865736, -91.015659. 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 Clinton includes the ZIP code (70722), telephone area code (985), county seat of East Feliciana Parish, and school district assignment (East Feliciana 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |