Wallace Ridge Louisiana Map

About Wallace Ridge, Louisiana

Wallace Ridge is a locality in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 572. The population density is 31.5 people per km². Wallace Ridge is located at 31.6841°N, 91.8287°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71343.

Wallace Ridge occupies a quiet expanse of inland terrain where the heavy, humid air seems to hold the light of the afternoon in a golden, suspended amber. It lies 44.7 miles northeast of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 18.1 miles east of Jena. The landscape unfolds in a series of subtle elevations and depressions, far removed from the brine of any coast, defined instead by the dense, tangled verdancy of the regional woodlands. Just a mile away, the dark, slow-moving currents of Gin Slough carve a serpentine path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the surrounding thickets. Further afield, the presence of Wallace Lake provides a reflective mirror to the sky, while the faint, hazy silhouette of the Chalk Hills marks the distant horizon, grounding the view in a deep, geologic stillness.

Wallace Ridge carries the weight of a long-settled interior, where the patterns of the land have dictated the rhythms of labor and commerce for generations. The proximity to the Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the surrounding wild remains a dominant neighbor, influencing the local economy through a careful balance of agriculture and the preservation of natural habitats. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, shaped by the distinct, humid climate that encourages a lush, persistent growth across the fields. Residents of Wallace Ridge maintain a quiet, measured existence, finding a particular beauty in the way the twilight deepens the shadows against the trees, turning the ordinary chores of the day into a routine marked by the slow, steady persistence of the earth itself.

About This Wallace Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wallace Ridge, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.68406, -91.828708. 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 Wallace Ridge includes the ZIP code (71343), telephone area code (318), county seat of Catahoula Parish, and school district assignment (Catahoula 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.