Sharon, Massachusetts

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Sharon, Massachusetts
Town
Downtown Sharon in July 2009
Flag Seal
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°6′46″N 71°11′2″W / 42.11278°N 71.18389°W / 42.11278; -71.18389
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
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.