Shongaloo Louisiana Map

About Shongaloo, Louisiana

Shongaloo is a locality in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 5.4 people per km². Shongaloo is located at 32.9415°N, 93.2988°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71072.

Shongaloo rests in a fold of the gentle Louisiana terrain, where the land rises and falls with a quiet grace. It lies 38.7 miles north-east of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Haynesville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scents of sun-baked earth and the sweet, damp perfume of pine needles. Fields of soybeans and cotton stretch out like rumpled green and white blankets under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, punctuated by the slow drift of clouds. Oak trees, their branches draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the edges of these fields, their dense canopies offering deep, cool shadows where the heat of the day seems to dissolve. The roads, often unpaved, wind through this landscape like threads of faded ribbon, leading deeper into a countryside that feels both ancient and perpetually alive. The history of Shongaloo is tied to the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers. For many years, agriculture was the lifeblood of this place, with cotton and timber being the primary crops that shaped its economy and its character. While the landscape still bears the marks of this agricultural past, the economic currents have shifted, with a greater reliance now on varied local businesses and the resilience of its people. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here; Shongaloo’s distinction lies in its quiet persistence, in the way life unfolds at a measured pace, marked by the changing seasons and the enduring strength of community ties. It is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of leaves and the present hums with the steady, understated rhythm of everyday living.

About This Shongaloo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shongaloo, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.941528, -93.29878. 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 Shongaloo and Webster Parish.

Detailed location data for Shongaloo includes the ZIP code (71072), telephone area code (318), county seat of Webster Parish, and school district assignment (Webster 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 Shongaloo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.