Laurel

Laurel is a census-designated place in western , United States, named after the number of laurel trees in the area. The population was 17,769 at the 2020 United States Census.
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  • Type: Village with 17,800 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  • Also known as: “Hungary Station”, “Jenningsville School”, “Laurel (Virginia)”, “Laurel, VA”, “Laurel, Virginia”, “Laurusburg”, and “Лаурел”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hermitage High School and Richmond Staples Mill Road station.

School
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is a public school located…

Railway station
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is an Amtrak train…

Museum
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The , now the Virginia E. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Laurel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boudar and Lydell Heights.

Locality
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is a locality.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States.

Laurel

Latitude
37.63297° or 37° 37′ 59″ north
Longitude
-77.50802° or 77° 30′ 29″ west
Population
17,800
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
8794JFMR+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157591314
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4768678
Wiki­data ID
Q1376144
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Laurel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لوريل”
  • Basque: “Laurel”
  • Catalan: “Laurel”
  • Cebuano: “Laurel”
  • Chechen: “Лорел”
  • Dutch: “Laurel”
  • French: “Laurel”
  • German: “Laurel”
  • Gilaki: “لارل (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “لارل”
  • Hungarian: “Laurel”
  • Irish: “Laurel”
  • Italian: “Laurel”
  • Japanese: “ローレル”
  • Ladin: “Laurel”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Laurel”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Laurusburg on Fǣmnelande”
  • Persian: “لاورل”
  • Polish: “Laurel”
  • Portuguese: “Laurel”
  • Russian: “Лорел”
  • Serbian: “Лорел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Laurel, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Laurel”
  • Slovak: “Laurel”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لاورل، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Laurel”
  • Swedish: “Laurel, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Laurel”
  • Tatar: “Лорел”
  • Ukrainian: “Лорел”
  • Urdu: “لورل، ورجینیا”
  • Uzbek: “Laurel”
  • Volapük: “Laurel”
  • Welsh: “Laurel, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Laurel”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: West Jenningsville and Henrico.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Foursquare Life Church and Henrico Fire Station 20.

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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Arlington.

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