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Morganza Louisiana Map

Explore Morganza, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Morganza, Louisiana

How to Use This Morganza, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Morganza, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Morganza.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityMorganza
StateLouisiana (LA)
CountyPointe Coupee Parish
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude30.738518
Longitude-91.594282
Population525
Density168.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code70759
Area Code985
School DistrictPointe Coupee Parish School District

About Morganza, Louisiana

Morganza is a locality in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 525. The population density is 168.2 people per km². Morganza is located at 30.7385°N, 91.5943°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Morganza is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70759.

Morganza emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse as a quiet intersection of earth and water, defined by the persistent presence of the Mississippi River just a mile to the east. It lies 26.7 miles west-northwest of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of New Roads. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the deep green canopy of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge three miles away, where the humid air seems to thicken under the weight of ancient growth. Sunlight filters through the heavy, stagnant afternoons with a golden clarity, turning the fields of sugarcane and rice into shimmering mirrors that reflect the slow movement of the clouds. Every few miles, the topography shifts subtly, a reminder of the powerful, unpredictable forces that shaped the nearby Morganza Crevasse, leaving behind a landscape that feels both fragile and enduring under the immense, pale sky.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Morganza, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the cadence of labor and the quietude of the evenings. The influence of the Mississippi River is felt in more than just the dark, fertile soil; it is a permanent neighbor that has necessitated a careful, watchful relationship with the land, anchoring the local identity in the resilience of those who cultivate it. Beyond the fields, life moves at a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic energy of distant urban centers, finding its own texture in the simple, repetitive chores of a life tied to the harvest. Six miles away, the quiet stillness of Monday Lake offers a mirror to the sky, completing a geography that values the steady, grounded work of the day over the fleeting distractions of the world beyond these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.9 mi, 055° NE · 22k acres
  • False River Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 109° E
  • Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 8.7 mi, 064° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 116° SE
  • Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 021° N
  • Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 210° SW
  • Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 181° S · 32k acres
  • Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 100° E
  • Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 21.5 mi, 101° E
  • Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 26.4 mi, 103° E
  • Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 103° E
  • The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 27.9 mi, 122° SE
  • Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 121° SE
  • Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.4 mi, 115° SE
  • 82nd Airborne Division Memorial (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 196° S
  • Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 253° W
  • West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 130° SE
  • Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 129° SE
  • Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Huey P. Long Memorial (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 129° SE
  • LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 131° SE
  • Mcgees swamp tour (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 198° S
  • Six String Music Stage (Theatre) — 31.6 mi, 205° SW
  • Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 32.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Mike the Tiger Habitat (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 133° SE
  • Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 39.3 mi, 274° W
  • Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 40.2 mi, 021° N · 192k acres
  • Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 43.3 mi, 213° SW
  • Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 59.6 mi, 293° NW · 607k acres

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About This Morganza Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morganza, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.738518, -91.594282. 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 Morganza includes the ZIP code (70759), telephone area code (985), county seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, and school district assignment (Pointe Coupee Parish School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.