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Welcome to Laurinburg ...

The city of Laurinburg is located in Scotland County<1> and is the County Seat for Scotland County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurinburg has a population of 14,960 people<2> (see below for details).

Laurinburg is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Laurinburg: 910 & 472<4>

The ZIP codes for Laurinburg: 28352-28353<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurinburg had an population of 14,960 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurinburg had a population of 15,962 people (which is 44.26% of the total population of Scotland County). This makes Laurinburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Laurinburg represents 0.17% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,962 people, the population of Laurinburg has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,874 people).

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

Communities Also Named Laurinburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Laurinburg: This one is located in Scotland County and the other is located in Richmond County.

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

Websites for Laurinburg ...

Official Website:   www.laurinburg.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.laurinburgchamber.org/

Communities near Laurinburg ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurinburg. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Laurinburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurinburg ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Laurinburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Laurinburg was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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 Laurinburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 Laurinburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Laurinburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Laurinburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laurinburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Laurinburg includes: 28352 & 28353.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.