Sand City, California
| City of Sand City | |
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| City | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California |
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 City of Sand City
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| Coordinates: 36°37′02″N 121°50′54″W / 36.61722°N 121.84833°WCoordinates: 36°37′02″N 121°50′54″W / 36.61722°N 121.84833°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Monterey |
| Incorporated | May 31, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David K. Pendergrass |
| • State Senator | Bill Monning (D) |
| • CA Assembly | Mark Stone (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.924 sq mi (7.575 km2) |
| • Land | 0.562 sq mi (1.457 km2) |
| • Water | 2.362 sq mi (6.119 km2) 80.77% |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 334 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| 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 (3.2 km) northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m). The population was 334 at the 2010 census, up from 261 at the 2000 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 is located at 36°37′02″N 121°50′54″W / 36.61722°N 121.84833°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) of it (80.77%) is water.
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.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Sand City had a population of 334. The population density was 114.2 people per square mile (44.1/km²). The racial makeup of Sand City was 223 (66.8%) White, 13 (3.9%) African American, 3 (0.9%) Native American, 16 (4.8%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 61 (18.3%) from other races, and 17 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 123 persons (36.8%).
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