Official Name: | Sandy Hook, Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sandy Hook |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Goochland |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 358 |
Coordinates: | 37.7528°N -77.9125°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 23153 |
Area Code: | 804 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1500025 |
Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. Sandy Hook is located on U.S. Route 522 5miles north-northwest of Goochland. Sandy Hook has a post office with ZIP code 23153.[1]
One version of the etymological history of the name "Sandy Hook" has it that at a prominent local bend on Route 522 (opposite what is now "Wood's Store", and probably before the road was surfaced), heavy rain would leave a silty, sandy residue on the road. At these times, the local population would refer to this bend as "the sandy hook" in giving directions.
Sandy Hook is one of the seven original villages in Goochland County.