Epps Louisiana Map

About Epps, Louisiana

Epps is a locality in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 358. The population density is 143.1 people per km². Epps is located at 32.6040°N, 91.4779°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Epps is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71237.

Epps occupies a stretch of fertile, level terrain where the horizon flattens into an endless expanse of cultivated fields and quiet, sun-drenched woods. It lies 37.9 miles east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 80°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Rayville. Bogzack Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the shifting patterns of clouds that drift over the plains. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Hill Ridge marks the limit of the view, a distant reminder of the earth’s tectonic memory far removed from the immediate, soft pulse of the local soil. The air here carries a weight of stillness, especially toward dusk, when the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold and settles deep into the dense, verdant cover of the Big Colewa Bayou Wildlife Management Area, located just a short distance away.

Epps maintains a steady, agrarian character, rooted in a history of labor that has long defined the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The local economy persists as a quiet endeavor, tied to the productivity of the surrounding acreage and the patient work of those who tend the land. Beyond the fields, the influence of Panther Lake remains a quiet fixture in the local consciousness, providing a singular point of stillness in the landscape that contrasts with the industrious nature of the nearby farms. Life in Epps moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the passage of time is marked not by the frantic rush of modern commerce, but by the subtle changes in the color of the crops and the seasonal migration of life through the surrounding thickets.

About This Epps Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Epps, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.604026, -91.477895. 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 Epps includes the ZIP code (71237), telephone area code (318), county seat of West Carroll Parish, and school district assignment (West Carroll 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.