Richmond Louisiana Map

About Richmond, Louisiana

Richmond is a locality in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 447. The population density is 123.1 people per km². Richmond is located at 32.3879°N, 91.1821°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71282.

Richmond breathes the quiet languor of the Mississippi Delta, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of centuries. It lies 50.3 miles west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 274°T), and is situated 1.4 miles south of Tallulah. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad, fertile plains, the earth a rich, dark loam that promises bounty under the vast Louisiana sky. Cypress trees, their roots like gnarled fingers clutching the water's edge, line the bayous and sluggish streams that thread through the landscape, their branches draped with Spanish moss that drifts like spectral curtains in the humid air. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often overcast heavens, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the emerald sheen of the rice fields and the endless rows of cotton that stretch to the horizon. The air itself carries a peculiar, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, blooming honeysuckle, and the distant, sweet scent of ripening sugarcane. Richmond's story is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Madison Parish, its economy historically anchored by the cultivation of cotton and, in more recent times, rice and soybeans. The echoes of a past shaped by the plantation system still linger, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present-day rhythm of life. The town, though small, possesses a quiet dignity, its modest buildings reflecting a history of resilience and adaptation. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the slow, inexorable flow of the nearby waterways, the very arteries that have sustained its existence. While grand monuments are few, the enduring spirit of its people, their connection to the land, and the enduring beauty of the surrounding delta landscape offer a distinctive and compelling character to Richmond.

About This Richmond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richmond, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.387922, -91.182055. 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 Richmond and Madison Parish.

Detailed location data for Richmond includes the ZIP code (71282), telephone area code (318), county seat of Madison Parish, and school district assignment (Madison 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 Richmond is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.