Wilson Louisiana Map

About Wilson, Louisiana

Wilson is a locality in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 838. The population density is 100.8 people per km². Wilson is located at 30.9202°N, 91.1157°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70789.

Wilson lies in the embrace of East Feliciana Parish, a place where the air itself seems to hum with a gentle, verdant energy. It lies 25.7 miles north of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-east of Jackson. The landscape here is a symphony of rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of pine and hardwood forests that whisper secrets in the breeze. Sunlight, when it filters through the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, painting ephemeral patterns on the rich, dark earth. Fields of grain, their stalks rustling like silken skirts, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional weathered farmhouse, its paint faded by countless summers. The very stillness of Wilson seems to hold a deep, resonant quiet, broken only by the distant call of a bird or the slow rumble of a passing truck. The history of Wilson is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel over its byways, a history interwoven with the agricultural rhythms of the South. Once a vital stop on a now-forgotten railway line, its economy has long been tied to the fertile soil, with cotton and timber once the lifeblood of its existence. Though the trains no longer thunder through, a sense of enduring legacy persists, a quiet pride in the resilience of this corner of Louisiana. The local character is one of unhurried warmth, where conversations flow as easily as the slow-moving creeks that meander through the countryside. The quality of the light in Wilson, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a golden, almost ethereal glow, transforming the ordinary into something profoundly beautiful.

About This Wilson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilson, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.920179, -91.115662. 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 Wilson and East Feliciana Parish.

Detailed location data for Wilson includes the ZIP code (70789), telephone area code (985), county seat of East Feliciana Parish, and school district assignment (East Feliciana Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Wilson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.