Norwood Louisiana Map

About Norwood, Louisiana

Norwood is a locality in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 26.4 people per km². Norwood is located at 30.9677°N, 91.1040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70761.

Norwood unfolds across a landscape of quiet, undulating fields and dense woodland, defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of the Gin Branch. It lies 22.3 miles north of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southwest of Centreville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon, especially as the golden light of dusk stretches across the nearby Hickman Bottom. While Greenwood Hill rises in the distant, soft-focus haze nineteen miles to the north, the immediate terrain remains grounded in the fertile, dark soil of this inland expanse. The Comite River, a SCA, offers a sanctuary of wild, unmanicured growth eight miles away, providing a refuge for the local flora that thrives in the absence of the frantic pace found elsewhere.

History in Norwood lingers in the weathered wood of older structures and the steady, agrarian pulse that has dictated the rhythm of life for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of cultivation that values resilience over rapid transformation. Though Mitchell Lake lies twenty-three miles away, the daily experience of Norwood is defined by the intimate, smaller-scale geometry of local woodlots and the simple, enduring architecture of the crossroads. There is a particular, understated dignity in how the residents maintain their connection to these acres, moving through the cycles of the seasons with a deliberate, measured grace that marks the character of the region.

About This Norwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norwood, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.967678, -91.103995. 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 Norwood includes the ZIP code (70761), telephone area code (985), county seat of East Feliciana Parish, and school district assignment (East Feliciana 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.