Sun Louisiana Map
Sun, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Sun, St. Tammany Parish.
Interactive Map of Sun, Louisiana
| City | Sun |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Tammany Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.649078 |
| Longitude | -89.892574 |
| Population | 381 |
| Density | 44.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Sun, Louisiana
Sun is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 381. The population density is 44.4 people per km². Sun is located at 30.6491°N, 89.8926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70463.
Sun breathes a quiet, humid air, a place where the pines stand tall and the earth is a rich, dark loam. It lies 22.6 miles north-north-east of Mandeville, LA (from Mandeville, LA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 15.3 miles north-west of Picayune. The landscape here is a gentle swell, not dramatic but a steady rise and fall of ground that cradles scattered homes and fields. Water, a constant presence, whispers from unseen creeks and bayous, its moisture clinging to the very skin of the air, a subtle, pervasive dampness that softens the sharp edges of the day. Even under the bright, sometimes fierce, Louisiana sun, there’s a verdant, almost lush, quality to the vegetation, a testament to the fertile soil that supports everything from towering oaks to the low-lying palmettos that fringe the edges of the woods. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a honeyed hue, filtering through the dense canopy of trees and casting long, dancing shadows that seem to hold stories of their own. This corner of St. Tammany Parish carries the echoes of a past tied to the land and its bounty, with logging and agriculture having long shaped the local economy. Sun’s history is a story of hardworking people drawn to the rich timber resources and the fertile ground, establishing a livelihood from the natural wealth around them. While the scent of pine and damp earth still lingers, the character of Sun has evolved, embracing a more relaxed pace of life that draws families seeking a connection to nature and a sense of community. It's a place where the local markets might still offer produce grown just a few miles away, and where the evenings are often punctuated by the chirping chorus of cicadas and the distant call of a bullfrog, a soundtrack to a life lived in close proximity to the wild.
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About This Sun Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Sun, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Sun and St. Tammany Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sun is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Sun is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
