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Welcome to Sandy Ridge ...

Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Ridge: Sandy Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sandy Rdge. or Sandy Ridg.)

Sandy Ridge is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandy Ridge: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Ridge ...

While we believe that this Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Sandy Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dare and Stokes County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 14 communities that are also named Sandy Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sandy Ridge ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winston - Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stokesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Ridge - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandy Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Ridge 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.