Melville Louisiana Map
Melville, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Melville, St. Landry Parish.
Interactive Map of Melville, Louisiana
| City | Melville |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Landry Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.692965 |
| Longitude | -91.744004 |
| Population | 589 |
| Density | 210.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Melville, Louisiana
Melville is a locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 589. The population density is 210.3 people per km². Melville is located at 30.6930°N, 91.7440°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71353.
Melville breathes the humid, languid air of Louisiana, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a green, damp richness. It lies 36.3 miles north-north-east of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Morganza. The terrain here is low, flat, and yielding, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water. Cypress trees, their knees like arthritic knuckles, rise from the shallow ditches and sluggish bayous that thread through the sugarcane fields. The sky often hangs heavy and pearl-grey, promising rain that, when it comes, falls not in sharp bursts but in a soft, persistent sigh that mutes the world. Even in the dry heat of summer, a pervasive dampness clings to everything, a reminder of the Gulf's distant, unseen breath. The character of Melville is one of quiet endurance, a place where life unfolds at the pace dictated by the sun and the season. The history of Melville is inextricably linked to the fertile alluvial plains of St. Landry Parish and the mighty Mississippi River, a constant presence and a vital artery for commerce. For generations, the economy here has been defined by the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that dictates the rhythm of the year, from planting in the spring to the roaring, smoky intensity of the harvest season. The air during that time carries the sweet, earthy scent of crushed cane, a perfume unique to this corner of Louisiana. Melville itself, though small, possesses a distinct identity, a quiet hub for the surrounding agricultural lands. The echoes of past generations, who tamed this wild, wet land for their livelihoods, seem to linger in the weathered facades of older buildings and the enduring traditions that still hold sway.
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About This Melville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Melville, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Melville and St. Landry Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Melville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Melville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
