Summary for Laurel

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Located in: Santa Cruz County (see below)

Time Zone: Laurel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (408), (669)<1>

Elevation: 890 feet [271.27 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Laurel:

Lat: 37.117500° (or 37°7'2" N)

Lon: -121.965400° (or -121°57'55" W)

USGS Topo Map: Laurel<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Laurel

GNIS ID: 226935

FIPS State / Place Code: 06 / 40802

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Laurel)

The community of Santa Cruz is the County Seat for Santa Cruz County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Santa Cruz)

Population

Total Area:<6> 607 sq. miles [1,572.6 km²] - of which 26.68% is water (162 sq. miles [419.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 104,476

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Santa Cruz

GNIS ID: 277308

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 087

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Laurel)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of California

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Laurel)

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The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

<1>	Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Laurel, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Laurel.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Laurel. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).