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Welcome to South Sanford Heights ...

South Sanford Heights is located in Seminole County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Sanford Heights: S. Sanford Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

South Sanford Heights is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Sanford Heights: 407 & 321<3>

Communities near South Sanford Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Sanford Heights.

  • Orlando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Deltona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Apopka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Altamonte Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oviedo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
    • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
  • Winter Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • De Land
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Winter Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Casselberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • De Bary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 South Sanford Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Sanford Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Sanford Heights. 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 South Sanford Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Sanford Heights ...

Looking for more information about South Sanford Heights? 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 South Sanford Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Sanford Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Sanford Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 407 code has been Overlayed with the 321 area code. New phone numbers in the South Sanford Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 407 or 321. As a result, placing a call in the South Sanford Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.