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Welcome to Sharon Hill ...

Sharon Hill is located in Delaware County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharon Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sharon Hill has a population of 5,682 people<2> (see below for details).

Sharon Hill is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sharon Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Sharon Hill ...

Official Website:   www.sharonhillboro.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sharon Hill had an population of 5,682 people. This is a decrease of 0.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sharon Hill had a population of 5,697 people. This makes Sharon Hill the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Sharon Hill represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,697 people, the population of Sharon Hill increased 4.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,468 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sharon Hill.

Communities Also Named Sharon Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sharon Hill - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharon Hill.

Communities near Sharon Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharon Hill.

  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
  • Norristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gloucester City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Woodbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
  • Conshohocken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sharon Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharon Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharon Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Sharon Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharon Hill ...

Looking for more information about Sharon Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sharon Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sharon Hill.

Adding Sharon Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharon Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sharon Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon Hill.

The official website for Sharon Hill: www.sharonhillboro.com/

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sharon Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharon Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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