Greenwood Louisiana Map

About Greenwood, Louisiana

Greenwood is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,166. The population density is 135.9 people per km². Greenwood is located at 32.4315°N, 93.9599°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70380, 70811, 70356.

Greenwood manifests as a low-slung expanse where the humid breath of the coast meets the steady, dark flow of Bayou Boeuf. It lies 3.3 miles east-southeast of Morgan City, LA (from Morgan City, LA: bearing 105°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Patterson. This waterway carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its currents reflecting the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon as it pushes toward the open tide only five miles distant. Nearby, the stillness of Lake Palourde dominates the horizon, its surface often mirroring the dense, moss-draped silhouettes of cypress trees that stand guard along the water’s edge. Across the flat, damp earth, the proximity to Tiger Island provides a sense of shifting boundaries, where the terrestrial soil seems to dissolve into the brackish pulse of the nearby salt-touched air.

History in Greenwood remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the land, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn cycle of the seasons and the toil of those who harvest the surrounding plains. The legacy of the region lingers in the quietude of Young Memorial Park, a place where the passage of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the gradual encroachment of marsh grasses and the flight of birds over the brackish wetlands. Residents here maintain a life dictated by the water, observing the subtle fluctuations of Bayou Chene as it influences the temperament of the soil and the character of the local industry. Everyday existence in Greenwood carries the weight of a long-standing patience, defined by a culture that values the slow accretion of experience over the frantic pace of the modern world.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.43147, -93.959889. 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 Greenwood includes the ZIP code (70380, 70811, 70356), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of St. Mary Parish, and school district assignment (Caddo 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.