Merryville Louisiana Map

About Merryville, Louisiana

Merryville is a locality in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 967. The population density is 38.1 people per km². Merryville is located at 30.7560°N, 93.5256°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Merryville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70653.

Merryville occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of pine forests and the subtle, shifting light that filters through the dense canopy of western Louisiana. It lies 37.1 miles north-northwest of Sulphur, LA (from Sulphur, LA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west-southwest of DeRidder. Hoosier Creek meanders through the damp earth only a mile from the center of Merryville, its dark, sluggish waters mirroring the heavy boughs of longleaf pines that have defined this terrain for generations. The air here holds a permanent, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of resin and damp soil, while the horizon remains flat and unassuming, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Gunter Hill rising twenty-three miles away against the afternoon glare.

Economic life in this region has long been tethered to the timber industry, a legacy that finds its modern echo in the nearby Office Of Forestry Beauregard Nursery. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the slow growth of saplings and the steady, mechanical labor of the mills, where the hum of saws once provided the primary heartbeat of the settlement. While the bustle of larger parishes feels worlds away, the people here maintain a steady, private industry, their lives shaped by the practical demands of the forest and the enduring memory of the rail lines that once brought prosperity to the clearing. Even as the decades turn, the character of the place remains fixed in the quietude of the woods, far removed from the clamor of the wider world.

About This Merryville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Merryville, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.755974, -93.525588. 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 Merryville includes the ZIP code (70653), telephone area code (985), county seat of Beauregard Parish, and school district assignment (Beauregard 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.