Welcome to Sandy Springs ...

Sandy Springs is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

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

Sandy Springs is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sandy Springs lies within the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Sandy Springs: 29670<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Sandy Springs: This one is located in Anderson County and the other is located in Kershaw County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Sandy Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sandy Springs ...

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

• Anderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Easley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
• Clemson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <4>
• Seneca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Central
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Belton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Hartwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <4>
• Williamston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Pendleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <4>
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Springs ...

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

Adding Sandy Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy 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 Sandy Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandy Springs post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/