Sandusky, Ohio

City
	Coordinates: 41°26′48″N 82°42′33″W / 41.44667°N 82.70917°WCoordinates: 41°26′48″N 82°42′33″W / 41.44667°N 82.70917°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Erie
Founded	1818
Area
• City	21.83 sq mi (56.53 km2)
• Land	9.63 sq mi (24.96 km2)
• Water	12.19 sq mi (31.58 km2)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2020)
• City	25,095
• Density	2,604.57/sq mi (1,005.58/km2)
• Metro	115,986
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	44870–44871
FIPS code	39-70380
GNIS feature ID	1076832
Website	www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

Sandusky /sænˈdʌskiː/ is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County.^[6]

According to 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,095.^[2]

In 2011, Sandusky was ranked No. 1 by Forbes as the "Best Place to Live Cheaply" in the United States.^[7]

Sandusky, Ohio Media

The view of city park in 1897
Loading coal into a freighter at one of the Pennsylvania Railroad docks in Sandusky in 1943
Aerial view of Sandusky, Ohio in 2021
Holy Angels Catholic Church
The interior of the Fish-Packing Establishment in Sandusky in 1887
Cedar Point, the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S.
Kalahari Resorts, an African-themed indoor waterpark that opened in 2005
Erie County Office Building
U.S. Customs and Border Protection entry site in Sandusky Bay
Muddy brown water fills Sandusky Bay, just south of Lake Erie in this astronaut photograph.