Welcome to Sharon ...

Sharon is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Sharon was settled in 1650 and was incorporated in 1775.

When the people of Sharon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Sharonite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sharon has a population of 18,907 people<3> (see below for details).

Sharon is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sharon: (781) & (339)<5>

The ZIP code for Sharon: 02067<6>

Websites for Sharon ...

Official Website: www.townofsharon.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sharon had an population of 18,907 people. This is an increase of 7.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sharon had a population of 17,612 people. This makes Sharon the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Sharon represents 0.27% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 106th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,612 people, the population of Sharon increased 1.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,408 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sharon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Sharon - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sharon ...

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

• Boston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sharon.

Adding Sharon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharon 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 was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sharon: www.townofsharon.net/

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/