About Laurel Park
Laurel Park, VA is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Virginia.
Laurel Park holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.3 square miles.
📰 Laurel Park News Today
- Laurel Park waited 114 years for the Preakness. It may be a farewell as much as a debut AP News · May 13
- Laurel Cancels March 14 Card Due to Lack of Entries bloodhorse.com · Mar 9
- Barbara J. "nee Royal" Johnson Obituary in Martinsville at Hairston Funeral Home articobits.com · Apr 11
- Spruce with Basement Plan Realtor.com · Nov 25
- Marietta’s Laurel Park: ducks, geese, turtles, and even a visit from a bear Cobb Courier · Nov 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Laurel Park Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laurel Park
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Laurel Park
- Axton Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.3 sq mi
Coordinates36.6885, -79.7866