Sand City, California
Sand City, California | |
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Sand City Beach | |
Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Ann Carbone |
| • State Senator | John Laird (D) |
| • CA Assembly | Robert Rivas (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 |
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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".