Oak Ridge Louisiana Map

About Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Oak Ridge is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 48.2 people per km². Oak Ridge is located at 32.6244°N, 91.7731°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70460, 70401, 71264.

Oak Ridge occupies a low-lying stretch of earth where the air holds a heavy, salt-touched moisture, drifting in from the distant Seven Lagoons. It lies 1.7 miles west-northwest of Slidell, LA (from Slidell, LA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north of Eden Isle. The landscape is defined by the slow, dark movement of Bayou Bonfouca, which snakes through the terrain just a mile away, feeding the dense, verdant canopy of Camp Salmen Nature Park. Near the horizon, the shimmer of Grand Lagoon breaks the monotony of the flat, humid expanse, while the distant, low silhouette of Moonraker Island rises out of the marshy haze like a forgotten anchor. Here, the light at dusk turns a bruised, liquid copper, catching the tall grasses that sway in the wake of the coastal breeze, cooling the skin after the long, stagnant heat of the afternoon.

Oak Ridge traces its roots to the quiet persistence of those who worked the soil and navigated the waterways, turning a modest economy toward the rhythms of the land and the harvest. Life in Oak Ridge moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger trade centers, focusing instead on the local stewardship of the fields and the seasonal cycles of the coast. Residents often look toward the gentle depression of Toms Field when the rains arrive, a reminder of the shifting topography that governs their daily labor. The culture remains deeply tied to the land’s quiet endurance, where the sound of wind through the brush serves as a constant companion to the quiet industry of those who have made their lives in this damp, fertile reach of the world.

About This Oak Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Ridge, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.624353, -91.773125. 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 Ridge includes the ZIP code (70460, 70401, 71264), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of St. Tammany Parish, and school district assignment (Morehouse 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.