Batchelor is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Pointe Coupee Parish,
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
, United States. The community is located at the intersection of
Louisiana highways 1 and
419 near the south bank of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
, and runs north-northwest up from the village of
Morganza. Batchelor has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 70715, which opened on July 26, 1902.
Down in the rural area of Batchelor is Raccourci Old River and Oxbow Lake in the Mississippi River System.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
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