Perry Louisiana Map

About Perry, Louisiana

Perry is a locality in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,171. The population density is 258.9 people per km². Perry is located at 29.9485°N, 92.1571°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70575, 70510.

Perry sits low upon the flat, fertile plains where the Vermilion River carves a slow, deliberate path through the heavy silt of the landscape. It lies 2.3 miles southwest of Abbeville, LA (from Abbeville, LA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-southeast of Kaplan. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the steady, vertical reach of sugarcane stalks and the occasional stand of hardwoods that break the monotony of the fields. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar weight, thick and golden, which seems to slow the movement of the air until the very atmosphere feels as still as the water in the riverbed. Perry Park occupies a quiet corner of this terrain, offering a patch of managed green that serves as a modest anchor for the local geography. Ten miles to the east, the waters of Lake Peigneur rest in a deep, hidden stillness, a reminder of the subterranean shifts that have long shaped the character of the region.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Perry, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles of the surrounding crops. The history of the locality is etched into the soil itself, reflecting a heritage of labor and resilience that has persisted through generations of slow, humid summers. Life in Perry moves in accordance with the demands of the land, favoring the quiet industry of the fields over the frantic pace of larger hubs. There is a distinct, unhurried texture to the days, punctuated by the faint hum of machinery or the distant, rhythmic call of birds moving over the open prairie. People here acknowledge the passage of time not by the clock, but by the gradual change in the color of the fields, a cycle that binds the inhabitants to the earth and to the enduring, quiet reality of their surroundings.

About This Perry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perry, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.94854, -92.157071. 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 Perry includes the ZIP code (70575, 70510), telephone area code (985), county seat of Vermilion Parish, and school district assignment (Vermilion 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.