Sunset Louisiana Map

About Sunset, Louisiana

Sunset is a locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,909. The population density is 348.1 people per km². Sunset is located at 30.4113°N, 92.0685°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunset is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70584.

Sunset spreads across the flat, fertile plains of Acadiana, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything taller than a stand of ancient oaks. It lies 6.6 miles north of Carencro, LA (from Carencro, LA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Opelousas. The land here is defined by an expansive, low-lying character, drained by the subtle meanderings of Coulee de Marks just three miles away. In the humid, heavy air of the afternoon, the light takes on a syrupy quality, gilding the fields of sugarcane and rice until the stalks shimmer like burnished copper. Residents find their solitude in the quiet expanse of Unknown Park, a space that preserves the raw, untamed essence of the prairie floor, far removed from the clamor of the world beyond these fields.

Sunset carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of the harvest and the persistent, layered traditions of the people who settled these black-soil plains. The economy remains tethered to the earth, defined by the seasonal labor of the fields and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life that has persisted for generations. While Lake la Pointe sits fifteen miles to the west, the life of the inhabitants is governed more by the terrestrial patterns of the soil than by the water. There is a distinct quietude in the streets, a sense that time here is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual cooling of the air as the sun dips behind the distant tree line, casting long, violet shadows across the rows of crops.

About This Sunset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunset, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.41131, -92.068454. 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 Sunset includes the ZIP code (70584), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Landry Parish, and school district assignment (St. Landry 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.