Port Sulphur Louisiana Map

About Port Sulphur, Louisiana

Port Sulphur is a locality in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,593. The population density is 109.1 people per km². Port Sulphur is located at 29.4805°N, 89.6940°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70083.

Port Sulphur lies low, a testament to the persistent embrace of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 37.9 miles south-east of Marrero, LA (from Marrero, LA: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Empire. Here, the land is a damp, verdant sprawl, where cypress knees punctuate the muddy banks and the air hangs thick with the brine of salt marshes and the sweet decay of marsh grass. The sky is a vast, often bruised canvas, bleeding into the hazy horizon where the muddy river, a restless brown serpent, finally surrenders its silt to the sea. Life in Port Sulphur moves with the languid, deliberate flow of the tides, punctuated by the distant hum of industry and the squawk of unseen marsh birds. The history of Port Sulphur is inextricably linked to the bounty and the brute force of its watery domain. Once a vital hub for sulphur extraction, the very ground here bears the imprint of that industrial past, a reminder of the raw materials wrested from the earth. Today, the economy is a more diffuse, yet equally dependent, affair, anchored by the enduring presence of oil and gas operations that stretch like skeletal fingers across the landscape, and the continued, though changed, fishing traditions that have sustained generations. The waterways, a labyrinth of bayous and channels, are not just scenery; they are the arteries of commerce and sustenance, carrying the lifeblood of Port Sulphur from its docks to the wider world.

About This Port Sulphur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Sulphur, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.480495, -89.693953. 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 Sulphur and Plaquemines Parish.

Detailed location data for Port Sulphur includes the ZIP code (70083), telephone area code (504), county seat of Plaquemines Parish, and school district assignment (Plaquemines 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 Sulphur is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.