Explore Heflin, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Heflin, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Heflin.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Heflin |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Webster Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.456265 |
| Longitude | -93.264057 |
| Population | 213 |
| Density | 43.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 71039 |
| Area Code | 318 |
| School District | Webster Parish School District |
Heflin emerges from the quiet, pine-scented earth of northern Louisiana, defined by the persistent, winding course of Parmers Creek as it carves a path through the dense, verdant woodland. It lies 11.1 miles south of Minden, LA (from Minden, LA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 14.9 miles east-southeast of Haughton. Sunlight filters through the canopy in long, amber shafts, illuminating the quiet passage of water that sustains the moisture-rich soil of the surrounding timberland. Six miles to the east, the silhouette of Indian Mound rises as a soft, earthen sentinel against the horizon, anchoring the topography of the region. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen across the forest floor and the cicadas begin their rhythmic, drone-like symphony. Five miles away, the expansive, shaded waters of Lake Bistineau State Park offer a sanctuary of cypress-lined banks and slow-moving stillness, providing a stark, reflective contrast to the dense, terrestrial thickets that otherwise dominate the local landscape.
Heflin traces its character to the steady, enduring pulse of the timber industry and the small-scale agricultural traditions that have long dictated the pace of life in this part of the parish. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in alignment with the seasonal shifts of the forest and the quiet commerce of the rural interior. Life in Heflin proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, where the labor of the day is measured by the steady accumulation of hours and the simple satisfaction of local trade. Neighbors share a common understanding of the terrain, acknowledging the subtle influence of the nearby water bodies and the deep, rooted history of the piney woods. There is a particular clarity to the evenings here, a time when the noise of industry fades, leaving only the sound of Parmers Creek moving softly over the stones and the distant, cooling breath of the evening air.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heflin, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.456265, -93.264057. 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 Heflin includes the ZIP code (71039), telephone area code (318), county seat of Webster Parish, and school district assignment (Webster Parish School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |