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Elevation

Elevation of Sandy Springs

1,092ft

above sea level · 333 m

Sandy Springs is a city in Georgia with 105,013 people, the 8th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 50th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.92° N · 84.38° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 55′ 27″ N · 84° 22′ 43″ W
UTM coordinates
16S · 742,333 E · 3,756,854 N
Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Fulton County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Georgia
GA · capital: Atlanta
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
105,013 people
37.7 sq mi of land · 2,785 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from March 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Sandy Springs had 105,013 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.9% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 108,110. Its 37.7 sq mi of land work out to 2,785 people/sq mi; the state average is 196 people/sq mi.

It’s the 8th most populous of the 676 places the Census counts in Georgia (cities, towns and CDPs), after Atlanta (529,110), and holds 0.9% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Fulton County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000

Sandy Springs sits at 1,092 ft (333 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Sandy Springs is 230 ft above it.

The state capital, Atlanta, is 12 mi away in a straight line and 42 ft lower than Sandy Springs.

Of the 8 cities in Georgia with a page, Sandy Springs is the highest: the highest is Sandy Springs (1,092 ft) and the lowest is Savannah (21 ft).

The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, at 4,784 ft according to the USGS: 3,692 ft above Sandy Springs, 73 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 48 Peoria 1,140 ft
  2. 49 Murrieta 1,093 ft
  3. 50 Sandy Springs 1,092 ft
  4. 51 Overland Park 1,085 ft
  5. 52 San Bernardino 1,051 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest cities with a page

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Sandy Springs.

What is the elevation of Sandy Springs?

Sandy Springs is 1,092 feet (333 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.

What are the coordinates of Sandy Springs?

Latitude 33.92427 and longitude -84.37854, in decimal degrees (33° 55′ 27″ N · 84° 22′ 43″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 742,333 E and 3,756,854 N, on NAD83.

How does Sandy Springs rank among the highest US cities of its size?

It’s the 50th highest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).

What county is Sandy Springs in?

Fulton County, Georgia.

Which is higher, Sandy Springs or Atlanta?

Sandy Springs. Sandy Springs sits at 1,092 ft and Atlanta at 1,050 ft: a difference of 42 ft, 12 mi apart in a straight line.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.

Sources

  • USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
  • USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
  • TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
  • timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
  • Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).

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