North Vacherie Louisiana Map

About North Vacherie, Louisiana

North Vacherie is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,093. The population density is 143.8 people per km². North Vacherie is located at 30.0075°N, 90.7119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70090.

North Vacherie unfolds across a flat, fertile expanse where the horizon is defined by the heavy, emerald-green stalks of sugarcane and the low-hanging humidity of the inland plains. It lies 14.3 miles west-southwest of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northeast of Chackbay. The air here holds a static quality, thick with the scent of damp soil and the persistent, slow heat that softens the edges of the horizon. Two miles to the east, the Mississippi River carves a deep, serpentine path through the terrain, its brown, silt-heavy waters serving as the silent lifeblood of the geography. Beyond the agricultural rows, the landscape yields to the moss-draped shadows of cypress groves, while the distant, silhouetted rise of Indian Mound provides the only vertical interruption to the otherwise level, expansive horizon.

North Vacherie carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, where the economy remains tethered to the seasonal rhythms of the fields and the processing mills that define the local skyline. The proximity to the Belmont Crevasse serves as a quiet reminder of the land’s volatile, shifting history, a geological scar that shaped the settlement patterns of the past. Residents often seek the shaded quiet of Paulina Park, a brief respite from the sun, or look toward the waters of Lac des Allemands, which sits six miles away as a mirror for the changing light of dusk. Life in North Vacherie persists in a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the layered cultural legacies of the region and the persistent, quiet labor required to sustain a life built upon these heavy, alluvial soils.

About This North Vacherie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Vacherie, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.007471, -90.711935. 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 North Vacherie includes the ZIP code (70090), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (St. James 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.