Oak Grove Louisiana Map

About Oak Grove, Louisiana

Oak Grove is a locality in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,441. The population density is 323.7 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 32.8624°N, 91.3912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71457, 70769, 71419.

Oak Grove emerges from the flat, moisture-laden horizon where the salt-heavy air of the Gulf of Mexico meets the low-lying coastal plains. It lies 33.0 miles south of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 30.9 miles south-southeast of Prien. This landscape is defined by a stillness that hangs over the salt marshes and the distant silhouette of Eugene Island, which rises like a pale, serrated blade from the shimmering tides. Four miles away, the sluggish, opaque waters of Creole Canal wind through the sediment, carving a path toward the sea and drawing the eyes toward the vast, open expanse of the coast. When the sun begins its descent, the light catches the brackish pools, turning the surface into a mirror of liquid copper that stretches toward the distant, hazy prominence of Latania Hill.

Economic life in Oak Grove remains tethered to the shifting rhythms of the earth and the nearby resources of the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, where the avian migrations dictate the pulse of the seasons. The local character is shaped by a history of hard-won survival against the encroaching tides, a legacy reflected in the quiet, industrious nature of those who work the land and the nearby waterways. Residents often venture toward the freshwater reaches of Broussard Lake, finding a refuge of shade and relative cool in the heat of a long, humid afternoon. Life in Oak Grove moves with the deliberate pace of the tides, a continuous dialogue between the persistent, encroaching sea and the stubborn, enduring resilience of a place built upon the very edge of the map.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.862421, -91.391173. 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 Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (71457, 70769, 71419), telephone area code (318), county seat of Cameron Parish, and school district assignment (West Carroll 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.