Venice Louisiana Map

About Venice, Louisiana

Venice is a locality in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 162. The population density is 62.4 people per km². Venice is located at 29.2876°N, 89.3644°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70091.

Venice serves as a final, frayed hem of land where the relentless Mississippi River spills its heavy, sediment-rich burden into the waiting Gulf. It lies 55.3 miles southeast of Belle Chasse, LA (from Belle Chasse, LA: bearing 136°T), and is situated 59.8 miles southeast of Terrytown. The air here hangs thick and humid, tasting of brine and silt, as the ground dissolves into a labyrinth of marsh grass and shifting mud. Only a mile away, the Delta National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary of tangled reeds and quiet water, while the expansive, mirroring surface of Alexis Bay sits just two miles to the west. Farther out, the horizon remains punctuated by the distant, low-lying form of Jaquines Island, and the churning currents of Grand Pass dictate the rhythm of the tides, constantly reshaping the fragile, sodden earth of the coast.

Venice functions as a vital, industrial gateway, defined by the steady hum of offshore energy crews and the determined pursuit of the deep-sea catch. The economy here remains tethered to the water, an intricate dance between the oil rigs that dot the periphery and the fishing fleets that navigate the river’s path toward the open sea. Beyond the industrial docks, the landscape softens into the quiet, expansive reaches of Wilder Flats, where the relentless encroachment of the water reminds every inhabitant of the impermanent nature of their home. Life in Venice moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the river, marked by the calloused hands of those who read the weather in the color of the sky and the shifting moods of the current.

About This Venice Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Venice, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.287639, -89.364396. 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 Venice includes the ZIP code (70091), telephone area code (504), county seat of Plaquemines Parish, and school district assignment (Plaquemines 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.