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Sand City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides by the larger city of Seaside. Sand City is located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m). The population was 325 at the 2020 census. The city is predominantly a business community, and has a number of larger retail stores. The West End area of Sand City, once an industrial area, hosts a growing artists’ colony. Every August, the artists of Sand City and neighboring areas hold a street fair called the “West End Celebration”.

Sand City overview:
Name:	Sand City
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Monterey County
Incorporated:	May 31, 1960
Elevation:	72 ft (22 m)
Total Area:	2.91 sq mi (7.5 km²)
Land Area:	0.55 sq mi (1.4 km²)
Water Area:	2.36 sq mi (6.1 km²) 81.21%
Total Population:	325
Population Density:	594.15/sq mi (229.40/km²)
ZIP code:	93955
Area code:	831
FIPS code:	0665112
GNISfeature ID:	1652820
Website:	www.sandcity.org

Online Interactive Map

Sand City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Sand City location map. Where is Sand City?

Sand City location on the U.S. Map. Where is Sand City. — Sand City location on the U.S. Map.

Sand City location on the California map. Where is Sand City. — Location of Sand City in California.

History

Sand City incorporated in 1960. The Sand City post office opened in 1961, but has now been combined with the Seaside post office and shares Seaside’s ZIP code (93955) as well. The city is mostly industrial.

Sand City Road Map

Sand City Satellite Map

Geography

Sand City is located at 36°37′02″N 121°50′54″W / 36.61722°N 121.84833°W / 36.61722; -121.84833.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km) are land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), or 81.21%, are water, where the city limits extend into Monterey Bay.