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Welcome to Laurel Hill ...

Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1807.

Laurel Hill is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Laurel Hill: 910 & 472<3>

The ZIP code for Laurel Hill: 28351<4>

Communities Also Named Laurel Hill ...

While we believe that this Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Laurel Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Buncombe, Lincoln and Richmond County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 26 communities that are also named Laurel Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Laurel Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Hill ...

Looking for more information about Laurel Hill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurel Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Hill.

Adding Laurel Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laurel Hill post office opened in 1807.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel Hill.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Hill - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Laurel Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Laurel Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Laurel Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laurel Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/