Mangham Louisiana Map

About Mangham, Louisiana

Mangham is a locality in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 624. The population density is 216.7 people per km². Mangham is located at 32.3090°N, 91.7748°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mangham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71259.

Mangham anchors the flat, fertile expanse of the Richland Parish plains, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 24.4 miles southeast of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-northwest of Winnsboro. The earth here is dark and heavy, drinking in the heat of the afternoon until the soil seems to pulse with a quiet, mineral life. A mile to the west, Big Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks shaded by dense thickets that offer a cool reprieve from the relentless sun. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber sheets, turning the dust kicked up by passing trucks into a golden haze that lingers long after the day has surrendered to the dark.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Mangham, with the surrounding fields given over to the rhythmic cycles of cotton and soybean harvests that have defined the local economy for generations. The legacy of the railway, which once served as the central artery for the movement of goods, still echoes in the quiet geometry of the streets and the modest architecture of the storefronts. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain opens into a patchwork of agricultural industry, though residents often travel ten miles toward Landis Memorial Park to find a quieter, wooded respite. Life moves at a measured pace, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the simple, enduring requirements of the land, leaving the inhabitants to navigate their days with a steady, pragmatic grace.

About This Mangham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mangham, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.309037, -91.774848. 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 Mangham includes the ZIP code (71259), telephone area code (318), county seat of Richland Parish, and school district assignment (Richland 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.