Oberlin Louisiana Map

About Oberlin, Louisiana

Oberlin is a locality in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,402. The population density is 123.6 people per km². Oberlin is located at 30.6081°N, 92.7750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oberlin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70655.

Oberlin emerges from the flat, pine-studded plains of southwestern Louisiana as a quiet intersection of timberland and agriculture. It lies 33.6 miles northeast of Moss Bluff, LA (from Moss Bluff, LA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-southwest of Oakdale. The landscape surrounding Oberlin is defined by a deep, enduring stillness, where the heavy humidity of the afternoon light thickens the air until the shadows of long-leaf pines stretch thin across the sandy soil. Four miles to the west, the Calcasieu River carves a dark, winding path through the silt, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that dictates the pace of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the town’s streets, the terrain remains largely untamed, characterized by the dense, evergreen presence of the Oberlin Nursery- Forestry, where the cultivation of young timber serves as a silent, rhythmic pulse beneath the canopy.

History in Oberlin is measured not by grand monuments, but by the steady, resilient labor of those who cleared these woods and worked the stubborn earth. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between the extraction of timber and the seasonal cycles of rural agriculture, maintaining a character that feels both isolated and deeply rooted in the regional tradition. Life here operates in the quiet intervals between the arrival of supply trucks and the slow, golden turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic noise of larger urban centers. Even Mitchell Lake, resting seventeen miles away, acts as a distant anchor for the local imagination, representing a rare expanse of open water in a world defined primarily by the claustrophobic, beautiful density of the forest.

About This Oberlin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oberlin, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.608097, -92.774982. 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 Oberlin includes the ZIP code (70655), telephone area code (985), county seat of Allen Parish, and school district assignment (Allen 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.