St. Joseph Louisiana Map

About St. Joseph, Louisiana

St. Joseph is a locality in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 603. The population density is 307.5 people per km². St. Joseph is located at 31.9185°N, 91.2334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71366.

St. Joseph settles into the lowlands of Tensas Parish, a place where the air hangs thick with the humid breath of the Mississippi Delta. It lies 60.8 miles west-south-west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 242°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-north-west of Alcorn State University. Here, the land itself seems to sigh, a low-lying expanse of fertile soil that cradles the slow, deliberate flow of bayous and sloughs. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, stand sentinel along the water's edge, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused, milky light of the afternoon sun. The character of St. Joseph is etched in the quietude of its surroundings, a subtle patience that mirrors the languid pace of the water that defines its geography. The history of St. Joseph is inextricably linked to the rich, dark earth that has long sustained its inhabitants, a legacy of agriculture deeply rooted in cotton and sugarcane. The economy, once dominated by these cash crops, now finds a quieter rhythm, with the land still a central, if less boisterous, player. Life here moves with the steady beat of the seasons, a stark contrast to the hurried pulse of the outside world. The nearby Tensas River, a serpentine artery of the Mississippi, whispers tales of steamboats and the commerce they once carried, a faint echo in the rustling reeds and the calls of unseen water birds.

About This St. Joseph Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Joseph, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.918493, -91.233445. 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 St. Joseph and Tensas Parish.

Detailed location data for St. Joseph includes the ZIP code (71366), telephone area code (318), county seat of Tensas Parish, and school district assignment (Tensas 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 St. Joseph is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.