Sanford, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama Population (2000): 269 Housing Units (2000): 135 Land area (2000): 3.999327 sq. miles (10.358210 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004442 sq. miles (0.011504 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.003769 sq. miles (10.369714 sq. km) FIPS code: 68016 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 31.300683 N, 86.391734 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sanford, AL Sanford