About Sandy Springs
The City of Sandy Springs is located on the north side of Atlanta in Fulton County. To the east is the County of DeKalb, and the Chattahoochee River flows along the north and west borders of the city. After a referendum was approved by 94% of the voters on June 21, 2005, Sandy Springs was officially incorporated as a city on December 1, 2005. Its 35 sq. mi. of land area includes the zip codes 30328, 30342 and 30350, which also overlap into other surrounding areas. Residents of Sandy Springs are served by the city’s police department and fire department, and their children attend public schools in the Fulton County School system. Some city services are provided by vendors as part of a unique partnership between the city and a private management company that operates under a contract with the city. Competition between vendors is estimated to have saved taxpayers about 20% of the city’s operating costs.
Sandy Springs is an upscale residential community with many amenities
The 2000 U.S. Census recorded 85,812 residents in Sandy Springs and in 2006 the population was estimated to have increased to 85,771. The median family income in Sandy Springs was $106,069 per year as compared to the national average median family income of $76,893 per year. With a cost of living index that is 6.81% lower than the U.S. national average, Sandy Springs residents are able to take advantage of a wide variety of recreational opportunities available in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Within the city limits, 260 acres of parkland in 12 city parks are available for public use. 5,512 restaurants are located within 15 miles of Sandy Springs, 31 golf courses are located within 20 miles of Sandy Springs, 47 different movie theaters are within a distance of 15 miles, and 15 shopping centers are located in Sandy Springs. State of the art medical care is available at 3 major hospitals that are very close to Sandy Springs. In fact, Sandy Springs is centered within the largest concentration of major health care facilities in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. There are 144 hospitals and 1,133 doctor’s offices located within a distance of 30 miles of Sandy Springs, as well as 89 elderly health care facilities.
Sandy Springs also has an economically thriving business district
Because Interstate 285 and Georgia Route 400 intersect at Sandy Springs, almost 40,000 workers from the surrounding region are able to conveniently commute to their jobs in Sandy Springs’s thriving business district. Large streets in Sandy Springs such as Roswell Road, Johnson Ferry Road, Abernathy Road, Glenridge Drive and Dunwoody Club Drive are also used by drivers to reach their jobs. The area around Hammond Drive, Roswell Road and Sandy Springs Circle is generally referred to as downtown Sandy Springs. Hotels containing more than 2,800 rooms are located near the intersection of Interstate 285 and Route 400. Residents who do not drive or prefer not to drive are served by MARTA and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority’s bus service. People who are unable to board, ride or disembark from a public bus are served by MARTA’s Complementary Paratransit Service with lift-equipped vans on a curb-to-curb, shared ride basis. The one-way fare is $3.50 and information about eligibility can be obtained from MARTA's Eligibility and Certification staff by calling (404) 848-5389.