Sorrel Louisiana Map

About Sorrel, Louisiana

Sorrel is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 564. The population density is 126.8 people per km². Sorrel is located at 29.8891°N, 91.6168°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70544.

Sorrel breathes the humid, verdant air of Louisiana's bayou country, a place where the land itself seems to sigh. It lies 14.4 miles east-south-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 123°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-west of Franklin. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, rise from the inky, slow-moving waters of the Atchafalaya Basin. Spanish moss, a ghostly beard, drapes from their branches, catching the diffused sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth, decaying leaves, and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a perpetual offering to the sluggish currents that define this landscape. Dragonflies, iridescent jewels, dart and hover over the water's surface, their wings a blur against the muted greens and browns of the wetlands. The history of Sorrel is as deeply rooted as the cypress that anchor its soil, a testament to the ingenuity of those who have long coaxed a living from these rich, yet challenging, waterways. For generations, the economy here has been inextricably tied to the bounty of the basin, with fishing and crawfishing providing the lifeblood for families who understand the rhythms of the tides and the habits of its aquatic inhabitants. Small, weathered shacks, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, line the bayou edges, each a quiet sentinel to the passing years. The occasional pirogue, a flat-bottomed boat, glides silently through the channels, a familiar sight in Sorrel, carrying its occupants on errands or toward the promise of a good catch, a timeless tableau against the backdrop of this wild, enduring terrain.

About This Sorrel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sorrel, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.889094, -91.616781. 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 Sorrel and St. Mary Parish.

Detailed location data for Sorrel includes the ZIP code (70544), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Mary Parish, and school district assignment (St. Mary 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 Sorrel is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.