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
Sharpsburg, NC27878Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sharpsburg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sharpsburg
Distances
Nearest major airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)53 miles away
Closer regional airport
Pitt-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
U.S. Representative · North Carolina’s 1st DistrictDonald G. Davis (D)
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.
Nash County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
1
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.
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