Town guide

Sharpsburg, North Carolina

Sharpsburg is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, home to about 1,605 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27878, and parts of 27803 are in Sharpsburg too.

Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,6051,589 per sq mi
Median home value$121,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$129Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sharpsburg

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
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Around Sharpsburg

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)53 miles away
Closer regional airportPitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA321 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sharpsburg; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sharpsburg

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Sharpsburg had 1,697 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.

It’s the 379th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Nash County grew from 25,478 residents in 1900 to 94,970 in 2020.

Sharpsburg population by census2000: 2,421, 2010: 2,024, 2020: 1,6972,42120002,02420101,6972020

Nash County, 1900–2020

Nash County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,478, 1910: 33,727, 1920: 41,061, 1930: 52,782, 1940: 55,608, 1950: 59,919, 1960: 61,002, 1970: 59,122, 1980: 67,153, 1990: 76,677, 2000: 87,420, 2010: 95,840, 2020: 94,97025K’00’1041K’20’3056K’40’5061K’60’7067K’80’9087K’00’1095K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SharpsburgJan: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 33°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 39°F, 4 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 80°F, low 56°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 2.9 in52°31°Jan3.555°33°Feb2.963°39°Mar4.073°48°Apr3.680°56°May2.987°65°Jun3.991°69°Jul4.688°68°Aug4.983°62°Sep4.973°50°Oct3.263°39°Nov3.155°34°Dec2.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rocky Mt Wilson Ap, NC weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Nash County

38,350 jobs at 2,114 businesses in Nash County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Nash CountyManufacturing: 9,599 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,680 jobs; Retail trade: 5,079 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,288 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,652 jobs; Construction: 2,326 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,006 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,590 jobsManufacturing 25% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sharpsburg.

Nearest hospitals

  • Unc Health NashGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rocky Mount6.6 miles
  • Wilson Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Wilson12.3 miles
  • Vidant Edgecombe HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tarboro16.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Sharpsburg

Grocery stores

  • Sharpsburg Grocery1.1 mi
  • Sharpsburg Grocery1.2 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly4.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Rocky Mount.

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