Sand City
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city in Monterey County, California, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Monterey
- Incorporated
- May 31, 1960
- Mayor
- Mary Ann Carbone
- State senator
- John Laird ( D )
- Ca assembly
- Dawn Addis ( D )
- U s rep
- Jimmy Panetta ( D )
- Total
- 2.91 sq mi (7.5 km )
- Land
- 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km )
- Water
- 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km ) 81.21%
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
- Density
- 594.15/sq mi (229.40/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 06-65112
- Website
- www .sandcity .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sand City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides by the larger city of Seaside. Sand City is located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m). The population was 325 at the 2020 census. The city is predominantly a business community, and has a number of larger retail stores. The West End area of Sand City, once an industrial area, hosts a growing artists' colony. Every August, the artists of Sand City and neighboring areas hold a street fair called the "West End Celebration".
Geography
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