Fenton Louisiana Map

About Fenton, Louisiana

Fenton is a locality in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 179.9 people per km². Fenton is located at 30.3671°N, 92.9182°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fenton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70640, 70591.

Fenton emerges from the flat, industrious plains of southwestern Louisiana, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire under an unrelenting sun. It lies 16.8 miles east-northeast of Moss Bluff, LA (from Moss Bluff, LA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southwest of Kinder. The earth here is a mosaic of heavy, dark soil, meticulously leveled to cradle the flooded fields of rice that define the local geometry. A singular, humid silence hangs over the landscape, broken only by the distant, mechanical hum of irrigation pumps or the occasional rustle of wind through the tall, unyielding stalks. Only a mile away, the sluggish, dark waters of Bayou Serpent carve a shallow path through the brush, acting as the primary artery for a land that moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons.

Fenton anchors itself in a history of agrarian persistence, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest. The labor of generations has disciplined this terrain, transforming the open prairie into a functional grid that demands both patience and respect from those who work it. While the distant, protected reaches of the Calcasieu River provide a sanctuary for wildlife seven miles away, the immediate focus in Fenton remains the quiet industry of the fields. Even the light at dusk takes on a heavy, golden quality here, reflecting off the standing water in the paddies to create a mirror that doubles the sky, lending the mundane tasks of the day a sudden, unexpected gravity.

About This Fenton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fenton, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.367148, -92.918204. 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 Fenton includes the ZIP code (70640, 70591), telephone area code (985), county seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, and school district assignment (Jefferson Davis 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.