Westlake Louisiana Map

About Westlake, Louisiana

Westlake is a locality in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,781. The population density is 500.8 people per km². Westlake is located at 30.2606°N, 93.2637°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westlake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71457, 70669.

Westlake defines the low-lying horizon where the Calcasieu River carves a deliberate, muscular path toward the distance. It lies 2.3 miles west-northwest of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Sulphur. The landscape here is a humid expanse of flat, alluvial earth, where the moisture in the air hangs heavy enough to turn the sunset into a bruised, golden haze. To the east, the waters of Lake Charles reflect the towering geometry of industrial silhouettes, while the quiet marshland reaches toward the salt-tinged air of the Black Bayou, only eleven miles away. Near the river’s edge, Clooney Island emerges as a verdant knot of dense vegetation, a silent sentinel watching the currents shift with the tides that pulse through the nearby coastal plains.

Westlake carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic extraction of natural resources, where the economy has long been tethered to the steady output of refineries and the movement of goods along the waterway. The character of the place is forged by the intersection of this labor and the slow, deliberate pace of the southern climate, where the Westlake Recreation Center provides a singular clearing for the life of the people. Generations have organized their days around the ebb and flow of the river, creating a culture that is as persistent as the water itself. In this corner of the state, the air is thick with the scent of pine needles and industrial brine, a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the distant, low-frequency hum of machinery that marks the passage of time.

About This Westlake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westlake, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.260597, -93.263744. 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 Westlake includes the ZIP code (71457, 70669), telephone area code (318, 985), county seat of Calcasieu Parish, and school district assignment (Calcasieu 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.