Rosedale Louisiana Map

About Rosedale, Louisiana

Rosedale is a locality in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. Rosedale is located at 29.9216°N, 90.9737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70757.

Rosedale lies low, a verdant sprawl where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms, a place where the land seems to sigh under the weight of its own humidity. It lies 26.4 miles south of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Labadieville. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, break the glassy surface of the bayous that lace the landscape, mirroring a sky that can shift from a bleached, almost painful blue to a bruised, bruised purple before a storm. The roads here are ribbons of asphalt, often bordered by shoulder-high grasses that sway like a slow, green ocean, and the houses, if they can be called that, are weathered structures that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches perpetually shaded, offering a quiet refuge from the insistent sun. The history of Rosedale is as intertwined with the water as the roots of the cypress trees, a testament to the enduring allure of the fertile delta for those who sought to cultivate its richness. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding fields, sugarcane and rice forming the backbone of its sustenance, their harvest dictating the rhythm of the year. The occasional rumble of a distant barge on the Atchafalaya River, a vital artery for commerce, serves as a reminder of Rosedale's connection to the wider world, even as life within its embrace unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried grace. The pervasive quiet, punctuated only by the chirping of unseen insects and the rustle of leaves, imbues Rosedale with a profound sense of stillness, a feeling that time itself moves differently here, measured not by clocks but by the slow, sure passage of seasons.

About This Rosedale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rosedale, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.921592, -90.973709. 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 Rosedale and Assumption Parish.

Detailed location data for Rosedale includes the ZIP code (70390), telephone area code (985), county seat of Assumption Parish, and school district assignment (Iberville 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 Rosedale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.