Map of Sanford, United States
Sanford is a city in Florida, United States, with a population of about 58,111. It lies at 28.8006°N, 81.2731°W, about 9 m above sea level. Sanford is about 1,188 km (738 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Deltona, 11 km to the north.
Sanford at a glance
Country
Region
Florida
Population
58,111GeoNames
Coordinates
28.8006, -81.273128°48′02″N 81°16′23″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,188 km (738 mi)
Where is Sanford?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 18 min on the shortest day to 13 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Sanford
- Deltona — 11 km north
- Winter Springs — 12 km south
- Oviedo — 16 km southeast
- Altamonte Springs — 18 km southwest
- Alafaya — 27 km south
- Apopka — 27 km southwest
- Orlando — 31 km south
- Pine Hills — 32 km southwest
- Ocoee — 37 km southwest
- Port Orange — 46 km northeast
Largest cities in Florida
- Jacksonville — 1,009,833
- Miami — 487,014
- Tampa — 414,547
- Orlando — 334,854
- St. Petersburg — 257,083
- Hialeah — 237,069
- Tallahassee — 201,731
- Fort Lauderdale — 183,146
- Cape Coral — 175,229
- Pembroke Pines — 166,611
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.