Oak Ridge, Jackson Parish
Oak Ridge, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oak Ridge, Jackson Parish.
| City | Oak Ridge |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Jackson Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.382096 |
| Longitude | -92.509312 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
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: 71264.0.
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.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Oak Ridge, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oak Ridge is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oak Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |