Official Name: | Sharon, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sharon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 354 |
Coordinates: | 32.6583°N -89.9361°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39163 |
Area Code: | 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 677616 |
Sharon is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 43 in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. Sharon is approximately 12miles southwest of Camden and 7miles northeast of Canton. Sharon is located within the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Although an unincorporated community, Sharon has a post office and zip code of 39163.
Between 1837 and 1873, Sharon was home to an early female seminary called Sharon Female College.[1] The community was named for the college.[2] Sharon was also home to Madison College,[3] founded in 1845.[4]
In 1900, Sharon was home to three churches and had a population of 173.[2]