Martin Louisiana Map

About Martin, Louisiana

Martin is a locality in Plaquemines 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 humid weight of the lowlands where the Mississippi River carves a dark, silt-heavy path through the alluvial soil. It lies 24.0 miles south-southeast of Belle Chasse, LA (from Belle Chasse, LA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 32.5 miles southeast of New Orleans. This landscape feels defined by the constant, encroaching presence of water, as the proximity to Caquin Bay just one mile away saturates the air with a briny, persistent mist that clings to the cypress knees and tall, swaying marsh grasses. To the north, the terrain softens toward the quiet, still waters of Third Bay, while the horizon remains flat and expansive, broken only by the silhouettes of distant, salt-weathered structures. Light here possesses a thick, amber quality at dusk, turning the river into a ribbon of hammered copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped beneath the marshy rim of the earth.

Martin persists as a place where the rhythms of the land have dictated the pace of labor for generations, favoring the cultivation of sugarcane and rice in the fertile, damp earth. The economic pulse of the region remains tied to the water, echoing a history where the river served as the primary artery for trade and transit. Beyond the fields, the Division Of State Lands offers a sanctuary of unmanicured wildness, preserving the delicate transition between the solid ground and the encroaching tide. The cultural character remains a slow, layered blend of traditions, where the afternoon silence is occasionally punctuated by the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing barge on the Mississippi River. It is a locality that demands patience, rewarding the observer with the subtle beauty of a heron rising against a gray sky or the sudden, sharp scent of rain moving in from the direction of Drum Island.

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 Plaquemines 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.