South Laurel, Maryland
CDP
About South Laurel
South Laurel, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Officially, South Laurel is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.07 square miles.
📰 South Laurel News Today
- Maryland delegates for Hyattsville and Laurel fell behind on tax payments Streetcar Suburbs Publishing · Jul 24
- South Laurel Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 28
- Lightning Strike Map in South Laurel, MD - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Sep 30
- South Laurel, MD MSN · Feb 19
- South Laurel, Maryland Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes South Laurel Unique
- The only place in America named South Laurel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in South Laurel
📍 Laurel Wood📍 Montpelier📍 Montpelier Hills📍 Montpelier Woods📍 North Creek Farms📍 Oxford Green📍 Pheasant Run
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in South Laurel
- Hearty's Chinese Restaurant — chinese
- Oneluv Reggae Cafe & Restaurant — jamaican
- Pizza Abq — pizza
- Sapphire Restaurant — indian
- Yum's Restaurant — chinese
- 5 Sisters Restaurant
- Angel Las Delicias
- Cameron’s Seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Montpelier House Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Laurel
- Baltimore-Washington Parkway · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bedford Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Blue Ponds Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Contee Road Park reviews ★
- Dinosaur Park reviews ★
- Larchdale Park reviews ★
- Maryland City Park reviews ★
- Montpelier Community Association reviews ★
- Montpelier Park reviews ★
- Muirkirk Park reviews ★
- Muirkirk West Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Patuxent Research Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area8.07 sq mi
Coordinates39.0615, -76.8462