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Welcome to Sandy Creek ...

Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Creek: Sandy Crk. (or less commonly used: Sandy Ck. or Sandy Cr.)

Sandy Creek is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Sandy Creek (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Sandy Creek: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Sandy Creek: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 10 communities that are also named Sandy Creek - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Creek.

Communities near Sandy Creek ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stockbridge North
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Pontevedra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foreston Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Creek - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Sandy Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Creek 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.