Laurel Park North Carolina Map
Explore Laurel Park, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Laurel Park, North Carolina
How to Use This Laurel Park, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Laurel Park, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Laurel Park.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Laurel Park |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Henderson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.311547 |
| Longitude | -82.505774 |
| Population | 2,250 |
| Density | 310.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 28605, 28739 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| County Seat | Hendersonville |
| School District | Henderson County Schools |
About Laurel Park, North Carolina
Laurel Park is a locality in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,250. The population density is 310.1 people per km². Laurel Park is located at 35.3115°N, 82.5058°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Laurel Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 28605, 28739.Laurel Park rises across a landscape of elevated, verdant slopes that define its quiet, inland character. It lies 1.9 miles west of Hendersonville, NC (from Hendersonville, NC: bearing 259°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Fletcher. The terrain is shaped by the persistent flow of Shaw Creek, which carves a path through the earth, providing a constant, low murmur that persists through the changing seasons. Residents often find themselves looking toward the western horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the sky in shades of muted violet and charcoal. Within the immediate borders of the locality, the Town of Laurel Park - Rhododendron Lake Nature Park offers a sanctuary of native flora, where the air holds a cool, damp stillness even during the height of the summer sun.
Laurel Park maintains a pace of life that favors steady reflection over the quickening urgency found in larger metropolitan centers. Centuries of regional development have left the area with a legacy rooted in the quiet endurance of the Appalachian interior, far removed from the low-lying plains or any coastal influence. The local economy and daily rhythms are supported by a modest, neighborly commerce, where the proximity to the deep, timbered expanse of Buck Forest dictates a lifestyle attuned to the natural cycles of growth and rest. Just a mile away, the surface of Briar Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, while the deeper silence of Dark Cove remains a constant reminder of the rugged, ancient topography that defines this stretch of the country.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Laurel Park - Rhododendron Lake Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 099° E
- Jump Off Rock (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 279° W
- Town of Laurel Park - Laurel Green Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 082° E
- Conserving Carolina - Long John Mountain (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 359° N
- Tom'S Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 088° E
- Dixie Highway Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 086° E
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 082° E
- City of Hendersonville - William H. King Memorial Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 051° NE
- Western North Carolina Air Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 096° E
- Glassy Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 139° SE
- Dupont State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 207° SW
- Green River Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 117° SE
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 185° S
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 295° NW · 511k acres
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 152° SE
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 342° N
- Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 322° NW · 72k acres
- Grassy Creek Falls (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 216° SW
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 150° SE
- Triple Falls (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 219° SW
- Heartwood Gallery (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 120° SE
- Wood Berry Gallery (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 120° SE
- Honking Tonkers Gallery (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 120° SE
- Jones Gap State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 195° S
- Edneyville High School Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 058° NE
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 035° NE
- Statue of Diana (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 351° N
- Tryon Theatre (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 115° SE
- Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.8 mi, 281° W · 18k acres
- Polk County History Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 104° E
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About This Laurel Park Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laurel Park, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.311547, -82.505774. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Laurel Park includes the ZIP code (28605, 28739), telephone area code (828), county seat of Henderson County (Hendersonville), and school district assignment (Henderson County Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
