Sharpsburg Maryland Map

About Sharpsburg, Maryland

Sharpsburg is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 585. The population density is 535.8 people per km². Sharpsburg is located at 39.4576°N, 77.7489°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21782.

Sharpsburg lies in a valley where the land dips and rolls, the Antietam Creek a silver thread winding through fields of ripening corn and tall, whispering grass. It lies 11.1 miles south-south-west of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of St. James. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the scent of turned earth and the faintest hint of woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy brick buildings lining Main Street. Oak trees, ancient and gnarled, stand sentinel along the approaches, their branches reaching out like tired arms, offering shade and a sense of enduring permanence to the small, unassuming landscape. The sky above Sharpsburg often takes on a bruised, dramatic hue in the late afternoon, mirroring the intensity of the ground below. This is a place where history is not just remembered, but felt in the very bones of the earth, particularly the hallowed ground of the Antietam battlefield, a national battlefield park that draws visitors from across the nation. The local economy, once tied to the rich agricultural soil that still yields its bounty, now finds a significant anchor in the preservation and interpretation of that pivotal Civil War encounter. The remnants of old mills, their stone foundations still visible along the creek, speak of a time when water power drove the local industry, a stark contrast to the quiet hum of modern life that now defines Sharpsburg. The sense of a shared past is palpable, an unspoken understanding that binds the residents of Sharpsburg to the dramatic events that unfolded here, forever etching its name into the annals of American history.

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Detailed location data for Sharpsburg includes the ZIP code (21782), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Washington County (Hagerstown), and school district assignment (Washington County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sharpsburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.