Junction Louisiana Map

About Junction, Louisiana

Junction is a locality in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 437. Junction is located at 30.8380°N, 93.5091°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70653, 70639.

Junction emerges from the low, humid plains of western Louisiana as a quiet convergence of pine forest and flat, fertile soil. It lies 41.6 miles north-northwest of Moss Bluff, LA (from Moss Bluff, LA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 13.1 miles west of DeRidder. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Gunter Hill rising eighteen miles to the north, a reminder of the land’s subtle, tectonic patience. Trout Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path just two miles from the center, its tea-colored waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace through the tangled undergrowth. The air here holds a heavy, persistent moisture that seems to slow the progression of the afternoon, turning the golden light of dusk into a thick, syrupy amber that clings to the bark of towering longleaf pines. Four miles away, the Office Of Forestry Beauregard Nursery maintains a disciplined grid of seedlings, a testament to the region's enduring relationship with the timber that defines its borders.

History in Junction is written in the steady, rhythmic labor of the land rather than in grand monuments or stone markers. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of silviculture and small-scale agriculture, where the daily cycle is dictated by the requirements of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the timber industry. Brushy Lake, located thirteen miles to the east, acts as a silent, inland anchor for the landscape, its stillness offering a contrast to the occasional hum of heavy machinery navigating the rural roads. Life in Junction possesses a peculiar, unvarnished integrity, where the vernacular of the deep interior—the slow drawl and the preference for shaded porches—shapes the social fabric more effectively than any formal governance. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual heightening of the canopy and the persistent, humid breath of the Louisiana woods.

About This Junction Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Junction, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.837975, -93.509061. 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 Junction includes the ZIP code (70653, 70639), telephone area code (985), county seat of Beauregard Parish, and school district assignment.

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.