Sand City, California | |
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 Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
  Sand City Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′02″N 121°50′54″W / 36.61722°N 121.84833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
| Incorporated | May 31, 1960[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Ann Carbone[2] |
| • State Senator | John Laird (D)[3] |
| • CA Assembly | Robert Rivas (D)[3] |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D)[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.91 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2) 81.21% |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 325 |
| • Density | 594.15/sq mi (229.40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93955 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-65112 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652820 |
| Website | www |
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,[8] at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m).[6] The population was 325 at the 2020 census.[7] 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".[9]
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council – City of Sand City". Sand City. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sand City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Sand City city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 950. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau: The West End