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Welcome to White Sands ...

White Sands is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

White Sands is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of White Sands is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: White Sands lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for White Sands: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named White Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named White Sands - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico and Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Sands.

Communities near White Sands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Sands.

  • Salt Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Jordan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lehi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
  • Millcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Herriman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Riverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Sands - 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the White Sands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the White Sands 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.