East Hodge Louisiana Map

About East Hodge, Louisiana

East Hodge is a locality in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 336.6 people per km². East Hodge is located at 32.2779°N, 92.7140°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. East Hodge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71247.

East Hodge occupies a quiet expanse of pine-shadowed earth where the heavy, humid air of the humid subtropical climate settles low against the forest floor. It lies 17.5 miles south-southwest of Ruston, LA (from Ruston, LA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north of Jonesboro. The landscape is defined by a dense, persistent woodland that yields to the slow, meandering path of the Little Dugdemona River, which flows only a mile from the center of the settlement. To the east, the stillness of Black Pond offers a mirror to the towering canopy of loblolly pines, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Gentry Hill anchors the western horizon. During the golden hour, the light filters through the needles in long, amber needles of clarity, illuminating the rust-colored soil that gives the ground its distinct, iron-rich hue.

Industry in East Hodge remains tethered to the timber and paper production that has long defined the pulse of the regional economy, a legacy visible in the steady, rhythmic hum of the nearby mills. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the deep woods, centered on a modest civic life that finds its modest recreation at City Park. Long-standing local families maintain a connection to the land that predates the modern infrastructure, favoring the shaded porches and quiet, unpaved lanes over the frantic pace of the larger world. In East Hodge, the passage of the day is marked not by the clock, but by the shifting shadows of the pines and the steady, silent movement of water through the nearby creek beds.

About This East Hodge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Hodge, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.277933, -92.714041. 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 East Hodge includes the ZIP code (71247), 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.