Sandy Hook, Virginia

Sandy Hook, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Sandy Hook is located in Virginia
Sandy Hook
Sandy
Hook
Sandy Hook is located in the United States
Sandy Hook
Sandy
Hook
Coordinates: 37°45′10″N 77°54′45″W / 37.75278°N 77.91250°W / 37.75278; -77.91250
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyGoochland
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23153
Area code804
GNIS feature ID1500025[1]

Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. Sandy Hook is located on U.S. Route 522 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northwest of Goochland. Sandy Hook has a post office with ZIP code 23153.[2]

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.

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