Sharon, Massachusetts
Sharon, Massachusetts | |
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Downtown Sharon in July 2009 | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′46″N 71°11′2″W / 42.11278°N 71.18389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Norfolk |
| Settled | 1650 |
| Incorporated | 1775 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Town Administrator | Frederic Turkington |
| • Select Board | Kiana Baskin (chair) Hanna Switlekowski (vice-chair) Xander Shapiro (clerk) Sam Liao Pasqualino Pannone |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.6 km2) |
| • Land | 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 3.56% |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,575 |
| • Density | 796/sq mi (307.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
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| Area code | 339 / 781 |
| FIPS code | 25-60785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618329 |
| Website | townofsharon |
Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Boston, and is connected to both Boston and Providence by the Providence/Stoughton Line.