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Laurens score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Laurens safe? United States travel risk

Is Laurens safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Laurens scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Laurens scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Laurens: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 34.5022° N, 82.0207° W within South Carolina, Laurens is situated 662.1 km NE of Washington at an altitude of 186 m.

Region
South Carolina
Coordinates
34.5022° N, 82.0207° W
Elevation
186 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
9,307
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (235.8 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) 47.4 km NNW
Hospital Care Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital 7.7 km ESE
Police Station Laurens County Law Enforcement Center 0.6 km SE
Railway Terminal Spartanburg 50.8 km N

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: March (127 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 10° 12° 17° 21° 26° 30° 31° 30° 28° 23° 16° 11°
Low °C 1° 2° 5° 10° 14° 19° 21° 21° 18° 12° 6° 2°
Rain mm 111 101 127 96 81 96 109 118 101 60 96 123

Normals: Greenville (48.6 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Mauldin 15
40.5 km NW
Greenville 22
48.6 km NW
Spartanburg 15
49.9 km N
St. Andrews 10
97.9 km ESE
West Columbia 10
102.3 km ESE
Rock Hill 15
103.4 km ENE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy