Madisonville Louisiana Map

About Madisonville, Louisiana

Madisonville is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 850. The population density is 129.9 people per km². Madisonville is located at 30.3985°N, 90.1660°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madisonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70447.

Madisonville unfolds along the banks of the Tchefuncte River, where the dark, tannin-stained water moves with a deliberate, heavy grace through a landscape of dense woodland and flat, moisture-rich earth. It lies 5.9 miles southwest of Covington, LA (from Covington, LA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-northwest of Mandeville. The air here holds a persistent, humid weight, and the light at dusk often takes on a bruised, violet quality as it filters through the swaying silhouettes of cypress trees that crowd the river’s edge. Riverside Park North provides a quiet vantage point for observing the slow, cyclical motion of the current, which remains the primary feature of a terrain that stretches out toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Lake Pontchartrain. Beyond the immediate riparian shade, the land levels into a broad, humid plain where the vegetation grows with a frantic, unchecked vitality, defining the physical character of a place that feels sequestered from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Madisonville carries the weight of a long tenure as a river-centric trade hub, having evolved from its early days as a vital transit point for timber and goods into a quiet center of regional life. The local economy, once tethered to the movement of heavy cypress logs and the labor of the riverfront, now reflects a modern transition toward a residential character that still honors its maritime heritage through the persistence of boat building and river recreation. The distinctive architecture of the area, marked by deep porches and raised foundations, reflects a necessary concession to the damp, cyclical nature of the river basin. Residents move through their days with an intentional, measured pace, finding a shared identity in the rhythms of the Tchefuncte River and the persistent, humid stillness that defines the atmosphere of Madisonville during the long, sweltering afternoons of the year.

About This Madisonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madisonville, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.398489, -90.166044. 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 Madisonville includes the ZIP code (70447), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Tammany Parish, and school district assignment (St. Tammany 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.