Welcome to North Sandy ...

North Sandy is primarily located in Mercer County<1>. A portion of North Sandy extends into Venango County.

The location of North Sandy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for North Sandy: N. Sandy

North Sandy is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for North Sandy: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities near North Sandy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Sandy.

• Meadville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Oil City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Mercer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Cochranton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <5>
• Stoneboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <5>
• Harrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Polk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Sandy Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
  • Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Sandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Sandy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Sandy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Sandy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sandy. See our Newspapers Page for North Sandy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sandy ...

Looking for more information about North Sandy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Sandy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Sandy.

Adding North Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Sandy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Sandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Sandy post office opened in 1868.

We also found North Sandy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Sandy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Sandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/