Montz Louisiana Map

About Montz, Louisiana

Montz is a locality in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,074. The population density is 305.9 people per km². Montz is located at 30.0069°N, 90.4687°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70068.

Montz unfurls along the Mississippi River's western bank, a ribbon of land where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of fertile soil and distant, unseen industries. It lies 4.2 miles south of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of Luling. Cypress and oak trees, their limbs draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the levee, their roots grasping deep into the alluvial soil. The landscape here is one of gentle flatness, broken only by the occasional rise of a levee or the glint of sunlight on slow-moving water. Life in Montz moves with a certain languid grace, dictated by the sun's arc and the river's ceaseless flow, a place where the sky often stretches in an uninterrupted expanse of pale blue, occasionally bruised by the approach of a summer storm. The history of Montz is intimately tied to the mighty Mississippi, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its very character. Once a vital hub for agricultural endeavors, particularly sugarcane cultivation, the land still bears the imprint of those earlier days. The economy, while still acknowledging its rural roots, has evolved to embrace the industrial might that characterizes this stretch of the river. Large chemical plants and refineries, their towering structures a modern counterpoint to the ancient trees, punctuate the horizon, their operations a constant hum beneath the calls of egrets and herons. This duality, the coexistence of the natural world with the demands of industry, defines the distinctive rhythm of Montz, a place where the past whispers in the rustle of reeds and the future is forged in the steam and steel.

About This Montz Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montz, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.00687, -90.468695. 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 Montz and St. Charles Parish.

Detailed location data for Montz includes the ZIP code (70068), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. Charles Parish, and school district assignment (St. Charles Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Montz is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.