THE WEST LAUREL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Piedmont Uplands setting.
West Laurel CDP has 2.26 square miles of land in Prince George's County. Its Census reference point is in Piedmont Uplands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Laurel and Prince George's County
West Laurel is associated with Prince George's County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
West Laurel by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within West Laurel, or 4.3% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points higher than the 3.3% recorded for Prince George's County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Laurel CDP has 44.9% of the land area of nearby Scaggsville CDP (5.04 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

