Welcome to Sand Springs ...

The city of Sand Springs is primarily located in Tulsa County<1>. A portion of Sand Springs extends into Osage County.

The location of Sand Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Springs: Sand Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sand Spngs. or Sand Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sand Springs has a population of 19,898 people<3> (see below for details).

Sand Springs is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sand Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sand Springs: (918) & (539)<5>

The ZIP code for Sand Springs: 74063<6>

Websites for Sand Springs ...

Official Website: www.ci.sand-springs.ok.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sand Springs had an population of 19,898 people. This is an increase of 5.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sand Springs had a population of 18,906 people. This makes Sand Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Sand Springs represents 0.5% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,906 people, the population of Sand Springs increased 8.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,451 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sand Springs.

Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Sand Springs: This one is located in Tulsa County and the other is located in Osage County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 13 communities that are also named Sand Springs - they are located in Arizona (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Springs.

Communities near Sand Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Springs.

• Tulsa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
  • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <7>
• Broken Arrow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <7>
• Owasso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasso
  • Owasso is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owasso <7>
• Bixby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <7>
• Jenks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Jenks is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <7>
• Sapulpa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapulpa
  • Sapulpa is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapulpa <7>
• Glenpool
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
  • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <7>
• Skiatook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiatook
  • Skiatook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skiatook <7>
• Mannford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
  • Mannford is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <7>
• Kiefer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiefer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiefer
  • Kiefer is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiefer <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Springs ...

Looking for more information about Sand Springs? 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 Sand Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Springs.

Adding Sand Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Springs 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 for Sand Springs was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Sand Springs on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sand Springs: www.ci.sand-springs.ok.us/

The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/