Sharon, Connecticut

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Sharon, Connecticut
Town
Town of Sharon
Hotchkiss Memorial Library
Litchfield County and Connecticut  Northwest Hills Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°52′N 73°27′W / 41.867°N 73.450°W / 41.867; -73.450
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Region	Northwest Hills
Incorporated	1739
Named for	Sharon plain
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Brent M. Colley (R)
• Selectman	Dale Jones (R)
• Selectman	Jessica K. Fowler (D)
Area
• Total	59.6 sq mi (154.3 km2)
• Land	58.8 sq mi (152.2 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation	1,135 ft (346 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,680
• Density	45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06069
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-005-67960
GNIS feature ID	213503
Website	www.sharonct.org

Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680.^[1] The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069. The urban center of the town is the Sharon census-designated place, with a population of 729 at the 2010 census.^[2]