Estherwood Louisiana Map

About Estherwood, Louisiana

Estherwood is a locality in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 130.5 people per km². Estherwood is located at 30.1808°N, 92.4643°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70534.

Estherwood rests in a landscape of subtle, fertile flatness, where verdant fields stretch towards a horizon softened by the humid Louisiana air. It lies 26.7 miles west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-south-west of Crowley. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, broken by the silver glint of drainage ditches and the darker, richer hues of the bayou's edge. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel along the waterways, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways with an almost mournful grace in the infrequent breeze. The sky above Estherwood is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue during the day, but transforming into breathtaking spectacles of rose and bruised violet as the sun dips below the treeline. The air itself feels thick, carrying the scent of damp earth, blooming magnolias, and the distant, faint hum of agricultural machinery. The story of Estherwood is deeply entwined with the rich, alluvial soil of Acadia Parish, a land that has long sustained generations of farmers. Originally established as a stopping point for the railroad, its economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with rice and sugarcane forming the backbone of its agricultural output. The echoes of its past can be felt in the quiet hum of life here, a pace dictated more by the seasons and the harvest than by the frantic clock of larger cities. While not a place of grand monuments, Estherwood holds a quiet dignity, its character shaped by the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated this land, their stories whispered in the rustle of sugarcane stalks and the slow flow of the bayou.

About This Estherwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Estherwood, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.180761, -92.464301. 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 Estherwood and Acadia Parish.

Detailed location data for Estherwood includes the ZIP code (70534), telephone area code (985), county seat of Acadia Parish, and school district assignment (Acadia 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 Estherwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.