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Welcome to Laurens ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurens has a population of 8,853 people<2> (see below for details).

Laurens is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Laurens: 864 & 821<4>

The ZIP code for Laurens: 29360<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurens had an population of 8,853 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurens had a population of 9,139 people (or 13.74% of the total population of Laurens County). This makes Laurens the county's most populous community.

The population of Laurens represents 0.2% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,139 people, the population of Laurens decreased 7.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,916 people).

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

Communities Also Named Laurens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laurens - they are located in Iowa and New York.

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

Websites for Laurens ...

Official Website: www.cityoflaurenssc.com/

Communities near Laurens ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurens. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Laurens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurens ...

Looking for more information about Laurens? 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 Laurens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurens.

Adding Laurens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurens 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 for Laurens was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Laurens in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurens.

The official website for Laurens: www.cityoflaurenssc.com/

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, 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 Laurens.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurens - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Laurens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Laurens 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 Laurens). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laurens or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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