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Sharon, Massachusetts | |
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![]() Downtown Sharon in July 2009 | |
![]() Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts | |
Coordinates: 42°6′46″N 71°11′2″W / 42.11278°N 71.18389°W | |
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Settled | 1650 |
Incorporated | 1775 |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
• Town Administrator[1] | Frederic Turkington |
• Select Board[2] | Emily E. Smith-Lee (Clerk) Hanna Switlekowski (Chair) Kiana Pierre-Louis |
Area | |
• Total | 62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.4 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.2 km2 (0.9 sq mi) 3.56% |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,575 |
• Density | 307.5/km2 (797.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 02067 |
Area code | 339 / 781 |
FIPS code | 25-60785 |
GNIS feature ID | 0618329 |
Website | https://www.townofsharon.net/ |
Sharon is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census.[3] 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.