Simpson Louisiana Map

About Simpson, Louisiana

Simpson is a locality in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 585. The population density is 27.8 people per km². Simpson is located at 31.2646°N, 93.0161°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Simpson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71474.

Simpson holds a quiet dominion over the pine-thickened plains where the earth rises into the subtle lift of Negro Foot Hill eleven miles to the north. It lies 34.0 miles west of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northeast of Fort Polk South. The landscape defines itself through the slow, persistent drainage of Cowpen Gully, a basin that carves the terrain into a series of soft, wooded undulations where the afternoon light filters through the canopy in long, amber needles. Only a mile away, the Calcasieu River offers a sanctuary of tangled roots and stillness, while the modest flow of Spring Branch cuts a thin, silver thread through the clay and pine needles. The heat here carries a heavy, humid weight that seems to slow the very movement of the wind, leaving the air to pool in the hollows like water in a still basin.

Simpson remains anchored to a legacy of timber and the rugged, solitary labor of the inland woodsman. The economy persists in the rhythm of the sawmills and the patient cultivation of the soil, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. Life here is measured by the seasonal shift of the canopy and the infrequent travel toward the distant shores of Cotile Lake, sixteen miles away, where the water offers a brief change in the horizon. There is a particular, enduring gravity to the way the days unfold, as if the history of the region is written not in stone, but in the slow, persistent growth of the longleaf pines that stand as the primary witnesses to every change in the local character.

About This Simpson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Simpson, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.264633, -93.016124. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Simpson includes the ZIP code (71474), telephone area code (318), county seat of Vernon Parish, and school district assignment (Vernon Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.