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Welcome to Laurel Wood Hills ...

Laurel Wood Hills is located in Randolph County<1>.

Laurel Wood Hills is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Laurel Wood Hills: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Laurel Wood Hills ...

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

  • Archdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Siler City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Randleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ramseur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Wood Hills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Wood Hills - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Laurel Wood Hills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Laurel Wood Hills 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.