Summary for Sandy

About Sandy (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Manatee County (see below)

Time Zone: Sandy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 941

Elevation: 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level<1>

Websites for Sandy

Junior League: jlmc.info/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sandy:

Lat: 27.273900° (or 27°16'26" N)

Lon: -82.115700° (or -82°6'56" W)

USGS Topo Map: Edgeville<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sandy

GNIS ID: 294917

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 63625

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sandy)

The community of Bradenton is the County Seat for {Manatee County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Manatee)

Population

Total Area:<5> 892 sq. miles [2,312 km²] - of which 16.78% is water (149.7 sq. miles [387.8 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 172,690

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Manatee

GNIS ID: 295744

FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 081

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sandy)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Florida

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sandy)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sandy, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sandy.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sandy. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).