Oak Ridge Louisiana Map

About Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Oak Ridge is a locality in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Oak Ridge is located at 32.3821°N, 92.5093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71264.

Oak Ridge exhales a quiet breath of damp earth and pine needles, a place where the Louisiana sun filters through a dense canopy, painting shifting mosaics on the rust-colored soil. It lies 24.4 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 249°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-west of Chatham. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling terrain, defined by the verdant embrace of hardwood forests and the occasional glint of water in narrow creeks that thread their way through the undergrowth. The air, especially after a summer shower, carries the sweet, cloying scent of magnolias and the fainter, more distant promise of ripening pecans. Life in Oak Ridge moves with the languid grace of the Southern afternoon, a slow unfolding where the rustle of leaves often seems to be the loudest sound. The history of Oak Ridge is deeply entwined with the fertile lands and the timber that once dominated this corner of the parish. Early settlers found sustenance and livelihood in the rich soil, cultivating crops that would feed families and, in some measure, the wider region. The economy, though diversified now, still feels the echo of those agricultural roots, with farming and forestry remaining significant threads in its fabric. It is a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is subtly present, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, evident in the weathered barns and the enduring sense of community that defines Oak Ridge.

About This Oak Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Ridge, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.382096, -92.509312. 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 Oak Ridge and Jackson Parish.

Detailed location data for Oak Ridge includes the ZIP code (70460), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of Jackson Parish, and school district assignment (Morehouse 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 Oak Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.