Town guide

Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, home to about 107,087 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 30328 and 30350, and parts of 30327, 30339 and 30342 are in Sandy Springs too.

Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population107,0872,844 per sq mi
Median home value$619,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$215Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Sandy Springs

5 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sandy Springs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Sandy Springs

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)20 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA12 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL575 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sandy Springs; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sandy Springs

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Sandy Springs had 108,080 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.

It’s the 8th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Fulton County grew from 117,363 residents in 1900 to 1,066,710 in 2020.

Sandy Springs population by census2000: 85,781, 2010: 93,853, 2020: 108,08085,781200093,8532010108,0802020

Fulton County, 1900–2020

Fulton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 117,363, 1910: 177,733, 1920: 232,606, 1930: 318,587, 1940: 392,886, 1950: 473,572, 1960: 556,326, 1970: 607,592, 1980: 589,904, 1990: 648,951, 2000: 816,006, 2010: 920,581, 2020: 1,066,710117K’00’10233K’20’30393K’40’50556K’60’70590K’80’90816K’00’101.1M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sandy SpringsJan: high 52°F, low 33°F, 4.6 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 36°F, 4.5 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 69°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 51°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 41°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 36°F, 4.4 in52°33°Jan4.656°36°Feb4.564°42°Mar4.773°49°Apr3.980°59°May3.886°66°Jun4.789°70°Jul4.788°69°Aug4.583°63°Sep4.173°51°Oct3.463°41°Nov4.254°36°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree Ap, GA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Fulton County

928,068 jobs at 40,949 businesses in Fulton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fulton CountyProfessional services: 129,768 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 114,342 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 102,001 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 88,931 jobs; Finance and insurance: 67,409 jobs; Administrative and support: 66,776 jobs; Information: 63,721 jobs; Retail trade: 55,757 jobsProfessional services 14% Transportation and warehousing 12% Health care and social assistance 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Finance and insurance 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 7% Retail trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,726 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sandy Springs’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Atlanta2.1 miles
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish RiteChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Atlanta2.1 miles
  • Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Atlanta2.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors134
Specialist doctors341
Dentists107
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants262
Mental health providers542
Physical and occupational therapists208
Optometrists45
Chiropractors87
Pharmacies26

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Sandy Springs

Parks (35 nearby)

  • Cochran Shoals Unit · 854 acres3.9 mi
  • CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit · 704 acres3.9 mi
  • CRNRA - Gold Branch Unit · 365 acres3.6 mi
  • CRNRA - Johnson Ferry North Unit · 344 acres2.0 mi
  • Murphey Candler Park · 128 acres3.4 mi
  • CRNRA - Powers Island Unit · 95 acres4.0 mi

Grocery stores (23 nearby)

  • ALDI0.1 mi
  • Lidl0.2 mi
  • Trader Joe's0.3 mi
  • Publix0.4 mi

Pharmacies (9 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.2 mi
  • Publix Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.8 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Sandy Springs Regional Library0.5 mi
  • East Cobb Library2.9 mi
  • Dunwoody Library2.9 mi

Museums

  • Oglethorpe Museum of Art4.6 mi
  • Mimosa Hall6.0 mi
  • Atlanta History Center6.1 mi
  • Teaching Museum North6.3 mi
  • Smith Plantation6.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center0.3 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 2005.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sandy Springs

Public schools here are run by Fulton County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dunwoody Springs Elementary SchoolAtlantaPre-K–5548Public3.9 mi
Ison Springs Elementary SchoolSandy SpringsPre-K–5433Public3.6 mi
Lake Forest ElementaryAtlantaPre-K–5534Public0.9 mi
Spalding Drive ElementaryAtlantaPre-K–5344Public1.5 mi
Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlantaPre-K–5851Public2.7 mi
Sandy Springs Middle SchoolAtlanta6–8763Public5.2 mi
North Springs High SchoolAtlanta9–121,195Public2.1 mi
Riverwood International Charter SchoolAtlanta9–121,737Public2.3 mi
Private schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Alfred Adele Davis Academy Middle SchoolAtlantaPre-K–8445Jewish3.7 mi
Davis AcademyAtlantaPre-K–8445Jewish4.0 mi
The Epstein SchoolAtlantaPre-K–8347Jewish1.1 mi
The Mount Vernon SchoolAtlantaPre-K–121,144Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi
The Mount Vernon SchoolAtlantaPre-K–121,170Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi
Cumberland Academy of GeorgiaAtlanta2–1299Nonsectarian0.8 mi
Cumberland Academy of GeorgiaAtlanta4–1296Nonsectarian0.9 mi
The Weber SchoolAtlanta9–12302Jewish0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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