Midland Louisiana Map

About Midland, Louisiana

Midland is a locality in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 249. The population density is 478.3 people per km². Midland is located at 30.1808°N, 92.5029°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70559.

Midland holds its place upon the flat, expansive plains of southwestern Louisiana, where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky of heavy, shifting light. It lies 8.0 miles west-southwest of Crowley, LA (from Crowley, LA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Jennings. The land here is defined by an absolute lack of elevation, favoring instead the vast, grid-like geometry of agricultural plots that hold the warmth of the sun long after the day has begun to cool. To the east, the quiet drainage of Coulee Triet cuts a subtle, low-slung path through the heavy silt, providing a slow-moving artery that feeds the surrounding fields. The air carries the scent of turned earth and damp grass, a weight that presses down with a humid, insistent pressure until the late afternoon shadows begin to lengthen and soften the rigid lines of the landscape.

Midland emerged from the slow expansion of the regional rail lines and the subsequent conversion of the prairie into productive rice and crawfish acreage. This economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, where the labor of the season dictates the quiet, steady cadence of the day. Life here is lived in the intervals between the cycles of planting and flood, a pace maintained by those who understand the temperament of the soil. While travelers might pass through on the interstate, stopping briefly at the I-10 Rest Area to catch a glimpse of the open expanse, the character of the place remains firmly rooted in its agrarian legacy. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Lake Arthur acts as a reminder of the water that sustains this flat, persistent terrain, anchoring Midland in a landscape that values the quiet endurance of the plains over the frantic pace of the outside world.

About This Midland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midland, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.180761, -92.502913. 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 Midland includes the ZIP code (70559), telephone area code (985), county seat of Acadia Parish, and school district assignment (Acadia 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.