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Welcome to Sandy Spring ...

Sandy Spring is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Spring: Sandy Spg. (or less commonly used: Sandy Spng. or Sandy Sprng.)

Sandy Spring is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandy Spring: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Sandy Spring: 20860<4>

Websites for Sandy Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sandy Spring, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sandy Spring ...

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

  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
  • Greenbelt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
  • Hyattsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Sandy Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Spring.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Spring ...

Looking for more information about Sandy Spring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sandy Spring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Spring.

Adding Sandy Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Spring 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 (so far) for Sandy Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sandy Spring post office opened in 1817.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Spring - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Sandy Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sandy Spring). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sandy Spring or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/