Rio Louisiana Map

About Rio, Louisiana

Rio is a locality in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 219. The population density is 73.9 people per km². Rio is located at 30.6930°N, 89.8901°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70427.

Rio, Louisiana, exhales a humid breath across its low-lying terrain, where stands of pine and oak, draped with Spanish moss, wrestle for dominance with encroaching palmettos. It lies 25.4 miles north-north-east of Mandeville, LA (from Mandeville, LA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of Bogalusa. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, hums with the unseen industry of insects. Drainage ditches, choked with vibrant green growth, snake through the landscape, hinting at the watery world that shapes this part of Washington Parish. The land itself seems to absorb the heavy, golden light of late afternoon, turning the shadows into deep, velvety pools. This particular corner of the parish, once part of a vast pine forest that fueled the early timber industry, carries the echoes of that past in its very bones. While lumber mills have long since faded into memory, the enduring spirit of self-reliance persists, a quiet defiance against the slow march of time. The local economy, though modest, finds its footing in agriculture, with small farms coaxing crops from the rich, alluvial soil, and a scattering of businesses catering to the needs of its residents. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the generations who have called Rio home have learned to live in harmony with the land's generous, yet demanding, nature.

About This Rio Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rio, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.692966, -89.890074. 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 Rio and Washington Parish.

Detailed location data for Rio includes the ZIP code (70427), telephone area code (985), county seat of Washington Parish, and school district assignment (Bogalusa City 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 Rio is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.