Martin Louisiana Map

About Martin, Louisiana

Martin is a locality in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 524. The population density is 17.5 people per km². Martin is located at 32.0999°N, 93.2191°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Martin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70082, 71019.

Martin holds the quiet, heavy stillness of the Red River Valley, where the horizon stretches wide across flat, sun-drenched plains and ancient, wooded thickets. It lies 23.8 miles north-northwest of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 28.3 miles east of Mansfield. Liberty Creek carves a low-slung path just a mile from the center, its banks thick with tangled vines and the deep, dark shade of hardwood trees that catch the amber light of late afternoon. Nine miles away, the modest rise of Shell Hill breaks the level plain, a subtle elevation that watches over the surrounding fields of timber and furrowed soil. The air here holds a distinct, lingering humidity that seems to slow the progression of the hours, settling over the land like a fine, invisible dust.

Agriculture and the harvest of timber define the economic pulse of Martin, where the steady mechanical hum of local industry punctuates the silence of the rural expanse. The nearby Black Lake Bayou offers a sprawling, protected sanctuary for local wildlife, its swampy, complex ecosystem serving as a quiet counterpoint to the orderly rows of nearby farms. Life in Martin draws its character from the legacy of the interior South, where generations have worked the land with a patient, deliberate hand. Visitors wandering toward the horizon might find the waters of Mill Creek Reservoir, twelve miles distant, reflecting the vast, unbroken sky that defines the temperament of the people and the slow, persistent growth of the region.

About This Martin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Martin, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.099862, -93.219128. 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 Martin includes the ZIP code (70082, 71019), telephone area code (504, 318), county seat of Red River Parish, and school district assignment (Red River 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.