Maringouin Louisiana Map

About Maringouin, Louisiana

Maringouin is a locality in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 891. The population density is 466.1 people per km². Maringouin is located at 30.4913°N, 91.5196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maringouin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70757.

Maringouin occupies a flat, fertile expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to hold the scent of damp earth and coming rain. It lies 21.9 miles west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-southwest of Erwinville. The Bayou Grosse Tete serves as the primary artery of the landscape, its dark, sluggish waters cutting a path through the fields of sugarcane that stretch toward the horizon in precise, emerald rows. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light turns a soft, bruised gold, illuminating the moss-draped cypress trees that line the banks and cast long, distorted shadows across the alluvial soil. Unknown Park provides a modest expanse of green space where the local flora thrives undisturbed, offering a silent refuge that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding flatlands.

Maringouin grew from the steady labor of those who worked the rich, deep soil, establishing an economy long anchored to the rhythms of agriculture and the seasonal harvest. The passage of time here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. Residents often look toward False River, nine miles distant, as a point of local orientation, though the immediate life of the place remains firmly tied to the crossroads and the rail lines that once dictated the movement of goods and spirits alike. History in Maringouin is a collection of lived experiences, whispered in the local cadence of speech and reflected in the weathered facades of buildings that have witnessed generations of change without losing their fundamental character.

About This Maringouin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maringouin, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.491305, -91.519554. 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 Maringouin includes the ZIP code (70757), telephone area code (985), county seat of Iberville Parish, and school district assignment (Iberville 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.