Welcome to Sharpes ...

Sharpes is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharpes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Sharpes is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Sharpes (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sharpes: 321

The ZIP code for Sharpes: 32959<3>

Communities near Sharpes ...

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

• Titusville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Titusville
  • From Sharpes to Titusville
• Rockledge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockledge
  • From Sharpes to Rockledge
• Cocoa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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  • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cocoa
  • From Sharpes to Cocoa
• Cocoa Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Cocoa Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa Beach <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cocoa Beach
  • From Sharpes to Cocoa Beach
• Cape Canaveral
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Canaveral <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cape Canaveral
  • From Sharpes to Cape Canaveral
• Palm Shores
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Palm Shores is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Shores <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palm Shores
  • From Sharpes to Palm Shores
• Merritt Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Island
  • Merritt Island is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt Island <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merritt Island
  • From Sharpes to Merritt Island
• Angel City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Angel City is located in Brevard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Angel City
  • From Sharpes to Angel City
• Port Canaveral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Canaveral
  • Port Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Canaveral <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Canaveral
  • From Sharpes to Port Canaveral
• Indian River City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
  • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indian River City
  • From Sharpes to Indian River City

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 Sharpes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharpes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharpes. 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 Sharpes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharpes ...

Looking for more information about Sharpes? 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 Sharpes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sharpes.

Adding Sharpes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharpes 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 Sharpes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Sharpes post office opened in 1890.

We also found Sharpes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharpes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharpes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/