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Welcome to Laurel Estates ...

Laurel Estates is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Laurel Estates: Laurel Ests.

Laurel Estates is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Laurel Estates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Laurel Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Laurel Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laurel Estates - it's located in Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Estates.

Communities near Laurel Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel Estates.

  • Birmingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alabaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Center Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hueytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laurel Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel Estates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Estates ...

Looking for more information about Laurel Estates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Laurel Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Laurel Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Laurel Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.