Independence Louisiana Map
Explore Independence, 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.
Interactive Map of Independence, Louisiana
How to Use This Independence, Louisiana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Independence, 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 Independence.
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 | Independence |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Tangipahoa Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.635466 |
| Longitude | -90.500924 |
| Population | 1,635 |
| Density | 261.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 70443 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| School District | Tangipahoa Parish School District |
About Independence, Louisiana
Independence is a locality in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,635. The population density is 261.8 people per km². Independence is located at 30.6355°N, 90.5009°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Independence is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70443.Independence unfolds across a verdant, low-lying expanse of the Louisiana interior, where the heavy, humid air settles over the flat horizon like a damp woolen blanket. It lies 9.4 miles north-northwest of Hammond, LA (from Hammond, LA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Amite City. The landscape is dominated by dense, tangled woodlands and open clearings that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, thin shadows across the earth. Only a mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Ponchatoula Creek trace a path through the undergrowth, providing a quiet, constant pulse to the surrounding terrain. Farther out, the land remains largely undisturbed, marked by the occasional rise of distant ground like Rose Mound, while the stillness of the woods is punctuated by the rhythmic rustle of leaves in the persistent, warm breeze.
Independence maintains a character forged by the soil and the legacy of its agricultural roots, where the scent of strawberry fields once defined the economy and the seasonal labor of the people. This heritage lingers in the local rhythm, a deliberate, unhurried pace that favors personal connection over the frenetic motion of larger hubs. Residents often find respite at Park Place Independence Village, a space that preserves a patch of local green for the simple observation of the passing day. While the world beyond this horizon continues to shift, the daily life of Independence remains anchored to the patterns of the land, a quiet endurance that finds its expression in the modest storefronts and the steady, familiar work of those who have stayed to tend the ground.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Park Place Independence Village (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 259° W
- Tangipahoa River (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 086° E
- Tangipahoa Parish School Board Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 052° NE
- Tickfaw River (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 267° W
- Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 272° W
- Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 204° SW
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 349° N
- Galvez Town (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 229° SW
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery (Public Artwork) — 32.2 mi, 247° SW
- Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 174° S
- Tar Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 33.1 mi, 105° E
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 003° N · 20k acres
- Sugar Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 34.4 mi, 127° SE
- Collapsed Observarion Deck (Viewpoint) — 35.1 mi, 126° SE
- Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 126° SE · 56k acres
- Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 222° SW
- Peace Stones (Monument) — 37.9 mi, 250° W
- Mid City Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 38.7 mi, 251° W
- Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 271° W
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 246° SW
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About This Independence Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Independence, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.635466, -90.500924. 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 Independence includes the ZIP code (70443), telephone area code (985), county seat of Tangipahoa Parish, and school district assignment (Tangipahoa 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. |
