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 752. The population density is 385.5 people per km². Maringouin is located at 30.4913°N, 91.5196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70757.

Maringouin, Louisiana, lies low and sprawling under the vast, humid sky, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the slow, insistent pulse of the bayou country. It lies 21.9 miles west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Erwinville. Fields of sugarcane, emerald green in the sun, stretch out like rumpled velvet toward distant tree lines, their broad leaves whispering secrets to the warm breeze. The roads here are ribbons of asphalt cutting through this verdant expanse, occasionally punctuated by weathered farmhouses and the skeletal silhouettes of cypress trees, their roots gnarled and deep in the rich, dark soil. Even the light seems to possess a unique quality, softening the sharp edges of the landscape as dusk approaches, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and faded gold. The stillness of Maringouin is not an absence of sound, but a different kind of presence, filled with the chirping of unseen insects and the distant lowing of cattle. The history of Maringouin is deeply entwined with the fertile alluvial plains, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this land. Its economy, shaped by the rhythms of the agricultural calendar, has long revolved around the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that has defined the character and fortunes of this locale for over a century. The very name, Maringouin, whispers of the French colonial past, hinting at the early settlers who navigated these waterways and laid down roots in this fertile crescent. While the larger world may have moved on, Maringouin retains a palpable sense of continuity, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the earth and the traditions that have been passed down like precious heirlooms, each weathered barn and sun-baked porch a silent witness to the enduring spirit of its people.

About This Maringouin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maringouin, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.491305, -91.519554. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Maringouin and Iberville Parish.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Maringouin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.