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Welcome to Sharpsburg ...

Sharpsburg is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

Sharpsburg is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sharpsburg: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Sharpsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Sharpsburg: This one is located in Huntingdon County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 12 communities that are also named Sharpsburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio (3).

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

Communities near Sharpsburg ...

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

  • State College
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Huntingdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burnham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Juniata Terrace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharpsburg ...

Looking for more information about Sharpsburg? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sharpsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharpsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharpsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharpsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Sharpsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.