Cotton Valley Louisiana Map

About Cotton Valley, Louisiana

Cotton Valley is a locality in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 701. The population density is 104.3 people per km². Cotton Valley is located at 32.8193°N, 93.4177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71018.

Cotton Valley rests in a soft embrace of Louisiana's rolling terrain, where the air, especially in the humid afternoons, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of pine needles. It lies 27.8 miles north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-south-east of Sarepta. The landscape here is a gentle undulation, a tapestry of fields that stretch towards the horizon, often interrupted by stands of mature trees that cast long, shifting shadows in the late afternoon sun. The character of Cotton Valley is that of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, and the sky, vast and often a breathtaking canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, feels like a benevolent, ever-present witness to the day’s simple unfolding. The roots of Cotton Valley run deep into the agricultural past of this region, a history intrinsically tied to the very crop that gives it its name, though the economic landscape has diversified over the years. While cotton once dominated, the soil now yields a more varied harvest, reflecting a persistent ingenuity in adapting to changing times. This locality carries the quiet hum of industries that have sustained its people, a testament to the enduring spirit that has shaped its development. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering monuments, but rather a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that each weathered fence post and every well-trodden path holds a story, a silent narrative of generations who have called Cotton Valley home.

About This Cotton Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cotton Valley, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.819309, -93.417672. 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 Cotton Valley and Webster Parish.

Detailed location data for Cotton Valley includes the ZIP code (71018), telephone area code (318), county seat of Webster Parish, and school district assignment (Webster 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 Cotton Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.