Sandy, Utah

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The city of Sandy is located in Salt Lake County.

Sandy is 1,440 feet [438.91 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Sandy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Sandy can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Sandy had a population of 88,418 people^<2> (or 9.81% of the total population of Salt Lake County). The population of Sandy represented 3.96% of the total of Utah, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Sandy had a population of 96,660 people. This is an increase of 9.32% 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 Sandy.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	American Fork	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	27,064	23.35% increase
	Lehi	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	46,802	145.96% increase
	Pleasant Grove	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	33,798	44.02% increase
	Riverton	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	39,751	58.93% increase
	Salt Lake City	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	181,698	---
	South Jordan	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	51,131	73.7% increase

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

Website for Sandy

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The Commemorative Quarter for Utah<4>

Search for Local Businesses

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) Sandy. 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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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