Ida Louisiana Map

About Ida, Louisiana

Ida is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 65.4 people per km². Ida is located at 33.0043°N, 93.8949°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ida is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71044.

Ida emerges from the flat, iron-rich soil of northern Caddo Parish, where the winding path of Smith Creek carves a quiet, persistent furrow through the landscape. It lies 34.2 miles north-northwest of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 346°T), and is situated 17.3 miles east-southeast of Atlanta. The earth here holds a heavy, humid stillness, broken only by the low hum of insects and the shifting shadows cast by dense stands of timber that frame the horizon. To the west, the subtle rise of Delaney Mount offers a distant, muted silhouette against the pale sky, while the depression of Old Bed Horseshoe Lake creates a damp, fertile basin that breathes moisture into the summer air. Ida remains a place defined by its inland solitude, far removed from the clamor of the coast, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber layers across the fields, turning the dusty roads into ribbons of burnished copper.

Historical echoes of the nineteenth-century agricultural expansion linger in the architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life in Ida. The local economy relies heavily on the rhythms of the land, drawing sustenance from the surrounding forests and the sprawling acreage that has long supported timber and crop production. Residents often look toward the nearby Caddo Black Bayou Fee for a respite in the wild, finding a stark, untamed beauty in the tangled vegetation and the dark, reflective waters that mirror the towering canopy. Even the proximity of Old River, just five miles away, serves as a reminder of the quiet gravity exerted by the regional waterways, which have dictated the settlement patterns and the quiet, enduring character of the people who call Ida home.

About This Ida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ida, Louisiana. Coordinates: 33.004301, -93.894901. 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 Ida includes the ZIP code (71044), telephone area code (318), county seat of Caddo 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.