Gramercy Louisiana Map

About Gramercy, Louisiana

Gramercy is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,932. The population density is 562.4 people per km². Gramercy is located at 30.0619°N, 90.6936°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gramercy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70052.

Gramercy holds a quiet, humid stillness where the earth is defined by the heavy, silt-rich alluvial plains that stretch away from the nearby Mississippi River. It lies 12.6 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Reserve. The landscape here does not rise in dramatic peaks, though the distant Indian Mound marks a subtle shift in the flatness of the horizon. Gramercy Park offers a small, manicured reprieve from the sprawling intensity of the surrounding fields, providing a patch of green where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the persistent warmth of the afternoon. Eight miles to the southwest, the waters of Lac des Allemands mirror the vast, pale sky, while the legacy of the Belmont Crevasse serves as a reminder of the shifting, unpredictable nature of the land that has dictated the topography for generations.

Sugar mills and the rhythmic pulse of industrial labor define the economic life of Gramercy, anchoring the local identity to the processing of the tall, swaying cane that dominates the surrounding fields. History here is written in the deep furrows of the soil and the persistent growth of the crops, reflecting a heritage where the labor of the past continues to inform the pace of the present. The life of the locality moves at a deliberate, measured speed, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the refineries that punctuate the skyline with their steel skeletons. Even as the sun dips below the horizon, the warmth lingers on the pavement and the brick facades, suggesting a place that is less concerned with the frantic pace of the outside world and more focused on the continuity of its own long, agrarian day.

About This Gramercy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gramercy, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.061913, -90.693634. 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 Gramercy includes the ZIP code (70052), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (St. James 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.