Greensburg Louisiana Map

About Greensburg, Louisiana

Greensburg is a locality in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 629. The population density is 96.4 people per km². Greensburg is located at 30.8307°N, 90.6718°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greensburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70441.

Greensburg sits upon a landscape of quiet, undulating woodland and timber-rich soil, defined by the persistent, winding path of the Joseph Branch as it cuts through the earth. It lies 25.8 miles north-northwest of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 11.6 miles northwest of Amite City. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the tall pines and hardwoods, creating a canopy that filters the afternoon sun into long, amber shafts of light. Only two miles away, the protected expanse of the Tickfaw River provides a sanctuary for thickets and wildlife, grounding the region in a dense, green permanence. Far from the chaotic energy of the coast, Greensburg exists in a state of suspended motion, where the land itself feels like a slow, deliberate exhale of the forest.

Greensburg serves as the administrative center of the parish, its history anchored in the sturdy traditions of agriculture and the timber trade that have long dictated the rhythm of daily life. The economy remains tethered to these primary industries, reflecting a local character that values endurance and the steady hand of labor over the rush of modern commerce. Old wooden structures and brick storefronts line the streets, carrying the weight of generations who built their livelihoods from the surrounding fields and forests. Life in Greensburg moves with the measured pace of a pendulum, where the passage of time is marked less by the ticking of a clock than by the seasonal shifts in the canopy and the persistent, quiet growth of the timber stands.

About This Greensburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greensburg, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.830738, -90.671764. 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 Greensburg includes the ZIP code (70441), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Helena Parish, and school district assignment (St. Helena 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.