Sanford, Florida

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The city of Sanford is located in Seminole County and is the county seat.

Sanford is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Sanford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Sanford can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Sanford had a population of 38,291 people^<2> (or 10.43% of the total population of Seminole County). The population of Sanford represented 0.24% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 52nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Sanford had a population of 50,634 people. This is an increase of 32.23% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Sanford.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Apopka	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
	Casselberry	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	De Bary	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	De Land	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	27,243	30.32% increase
	Deltona	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	84,408	21.38% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Sanford.

Website for Sanford

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Sanford. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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