Glencoe Louisiana Map

About Glencoe, Louisiana

Glencoe is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 77.0 people per km². Glencoe is located at 29.8058°N, 91.6679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70538.

Glencoe emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the coastal plains, a quiet reach of land where the horizon holds the heavy, humid promise of the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 16.4 miles south-southeast of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Franklin. The air here carries a salt-thickened weight, pressing down upon the tall grasses and the low-slung canopy of trees that define the landscape. Only four miles of marsh and silt separate the soil from the shifting tides of the Gulf of Mexico, while the dark, steady flow of Kelley Canal carves a narrow artery through the fields. Sunlight in the late afternoon turns the surrounding marsh into a bruised expanse of violet and gold, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the Division Of State Lands. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouette of Cote Blanche Island sits low upon the water, a silent anchor in the shimmering haze.

Glencoe maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of sugarcane growth and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the fertility of the soil, with vast, ordered rows of crops absorbing the heat and the moisture of the low-lying terrain. While the bustling influence of larger centers feels a world away, the character of the place is built upon a history of agricultural labor and the quiet endurance of families who have worked this damp earth for generations. Life moves with the stillness of water in the nearby Kelley Canal, far removed from the noise of the interior, yet anchored by the proximity of the Division Of State Lands and the ever-present pull of the coast. Even the distant waters of Lake Fausse Pointe seem to exert a cooling influence on the evening, tempering the heat that settles over the fields after the sun dips below the flat line of the world.

About This Glencoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glencoe, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.805763, -91.667893. 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 Glencoe includes the ZIP code (70538), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Mary Parish, and school district assignment (St. Mary 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.