Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg, Maryland | |
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Town | |
A street clock in downtown Sharpsburg, October 2007 | |
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Location of Sharpsburg, Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 77°44′55″W / 39.45833°N 77.74861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Settled | 1740 |
| Founded | 1763 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 560 |
| • Density | 2,594.3/sq mi (1,001.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 21782 |
| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-71600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2391408 |
| Website | sharpsburgmd |
Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland. The town is about 13 miles (21 km) south of Hagerstown. Its population was 560 at the 2020 census.
During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam—referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg by the South—was fought on what is now Antietam National Battlefield, in the vicinity of Antietam Creek.