Garyville Louisiana Map

About Garyville, Louisiana

Garyville is a locality in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,119. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Garyville is located at 30.0560°N, 90.6193°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70076.

Garyville breathes a humid, verdant air, a place where the Mississippi River's broad shoulder presses close against the land. It lies 8.4 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west of Reserve. Cypresses, their knees sunk deep into the alluvial soil, stand sentinel along the water's edge, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the fleeting sunlight. The terrain here is flat, a gentle slope towards the immense waterway, crisscrossed by bayous and canals that mirror the sky, their surfaces often rippled by the passage of barges. The character of Garyville is one of quiet persistence, a landscape shaped by water and sky, where the scent of damp earth and distant industry mingles. This stretch of the river has long been a thoroughfare, a place where fortunes were made and lost on the currents of commerce, a history that clings to the air like the pervasive humidity. The local economy of Garyville is inextricably tied to the river and the vast industrial complexes that have risen along its banks, their towering structures a stark contrast to the ancient trees. For generations, families here have found their livelihood in the shipping, refining, and processing that defines this part of St. John the Baptist Parish. The rhythm of Garyville is dictated by the ebb and flow of the river traffic and the ceaseless hum of its industrial heart, a steady pulse that beats beneath the languid Louisiana sky.

About This Garyville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garyville, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.056035, -90.619255. 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 Garyville and St. John the Baptist Parish.

Detailed location data for Garyville includes the ZIP code (70051), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. John the Baptist Parish, and school district assignment (St. John the Baptist 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 Garyville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.