Sand Rock

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Sand Rock

Total population

868

Median home value

$218,800

20.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,333

Sand Rock$73k

National$74k

Air quality index

40Good

Elevation278 m

Land area11.29 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.23°, -85.77°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sand Rock is a town in Cherokee and DeKalb counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It incorporated in 1988. At the 2020 census, the population was 591.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Sand Rock, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lindy Hood

American basketball player (1907-1972)

R

Robert Sibley

professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley

C

Caleb Bankston

American reality television participant

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Whitesboro
  17 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Valley Head
  24 mi away
• Albertville
  25.2 mi away · pop. 22,813
• Pisgah
  31.6 mi away · pop. 923
• Walnut Grove
  31.7 mi away
• West End-Cobb Town
  40.5 mi away
• Tarrant
  72.2 mi away · pop. 5,925
• Fultondale
  72.8 mi away · pop. 9,384
• Mignon
  77.4 mi away · pop. 1,186
• Roanoke
  78.5 mi away · pop. 5,336
• Jacksons' Gap
  93.1 mi away · pop. 786
• Courtland
  93.8 mi away · pop. 583

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sand Rock

A Catholic history of Alabama and the Floridas

Austin Carroll · 1908

Fire on the mountain

Douglas Scott Wright · 2010

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Sierra Nevada byways

Tony Huegel · 1994

2002 Economic census

United States. Bureau of the Census · 2004

Catching up

Jim Fusilli · 2015

Afoot and alone

Stephen Powers · 1872

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 247 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Triceratops Beetle

Phileurus truncatus

Seen 2026-10-07

American Sicklepod

Senna obtusifolia

Seen 2026-10-05

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Seen 2026-10-03

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Seen 2026-10-03

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Seen 2026-10-03

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Seen 2026-10-02

cinnamon fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Seen 2026-10-02

swamp chestnut oak

Quercus michauxii

Seen 2026-10-02

American hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Seen 2026-10-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-07 11:15 UTC.