Paulina Louisiana Map

About Paulina, Louisiana

Paulina is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,778. The population density is 148.7 people per km². Paulina is located at 30.0370°N, 90.7220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70763.

Paulina stretches across the flat, fertile earth where the Mississippi River carves a slow, deliberate path through the alluvial soil. It lies 14.2 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Reserve. The landscape remains defined by this heavy, brown current, which pulls the gaze toward the horizon where the sun often bleeds into a humid, golden haze. To the north, the land remains largely level, interrupted only by the subtle depressions of the Belmont Crevasse, while the nearby Paulina Park offers a quiet expanse of green where the stillness of the afternoon gathers. The air holds a persistent, languid warmth, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet musk of growing cane that seems to hold the light long after the day begins to fade.

Paulina maintains a character shaped by the steady, rhythmic demands of the sugarcane fields that have long dominated the regional economy. The legacy of the land is etched into the patterns of the local life, where the slow passage of time is measured by the harvest and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding acreage. Beyond the fields, the influence of Lac des Allemands lingers in the local lore, a reminder of the vast, quiet water that sits just seven miles away, shaping the ecology of the basin. Life in Paulina moves with a deliberate grace, reflecting a culture where the traditions of the river and the labor of the soil remain the primary currents of human activity, grounding the people in a history that is as deep and enduring as the silted bed of the river itself.

About This Paulina Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paulina, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.036972, -90.722028. 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 Paulina includes the ZIP code (70763), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (St. James 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.