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Welcome to East Laurinburg ...

The town of East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Laurinburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for East Laurinburg: E. Laurinburg

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Laurinburg has a population of 278 people<2> (see below for details).

East Laurinburg is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Laurinburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for East Laurinburg: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Laurinburg had an population of 278 people. This is a decrease of 7.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Laurinburg had a population of 300 people. This makes East Laurinburg the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 300 people, the population of East Laurinburg increased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 295 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Laurinburg.

Communities near East Laurinburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Laurinburg.

  • Bennettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raeford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pembroke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McColl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <5>
  • Rowland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbins Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Wagram
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 East Laurinburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Laurinburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Laurinburg. 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 East Laurinburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Laurinburg. See our Newspapers Page for East Laurinburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Laurinburg ...

Looking for more information about East Laurinburg? 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 East Laurinburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Laurinburg.

Adding East Laurinburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Laurinburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Laurinburg was on a map titled Road Map for North Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Laurinburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Laurinburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Laurinburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the East Laurinburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the East Laurinburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.