Port Allen Louisiana Map

About Port Allen, Louisiana

Port Allen is a locality in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,942. The population density is 671.2 people per km². Port Allen is located at 30.4521°N, 91.2101°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70767.

Port Allen, a West Baton Rouge Parish jewel, unfurls along the western bank of the mighty Mississippi River. It lies 3.3 miles west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-west of Baker. The air here carries the humid, verdant scent of the Louisiana low country, a constant perfume of damp earth and burgeoning greenery. Beyond the immediate, weathered levee, broad fields stretch, their contours softened by the persistent moisture, giving way to stands of cypress and oak draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward a sky that often blazes with an almost impossibly bright, humid light. The land itself seems to breathe, a slow, deep exhale of the river's passage. The history of Port Allen is intrinsically tied to the river's commerce, a legacy of steamboats and barges that once plied these waters, carrying the bounty of sugarcane and cotton to distant ports. Its economy, though diversified, still echoes this heritage, with a strong presence in agriculture and a continuing role in the transport of goods. The distinctive silhouette of the Mississippi River Bridge, a concrete titan connecting Port Allen to its eastern neighbor, serves as a constant reminder of this vital artery and the industries it has sustained. Local life moves with a cadence dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet resilience born from generations of living in partnership with the powerful forces of nature.

About This Port Allen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Allen, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.452135, -91.210108. 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 Port Allen and West Baton Rouge Parish.

Detailed location data for Port Allen includes the ZIP code (70767), telephone area code (985), county seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, and school district assignment (West Baton Rouge Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Port Allen is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.