Sharon Mississippi Map

About Sharon, Mississippi

Sharon is a locality in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,344. The population density is 60.6 people per km². Sharon is located at 31.7955°N, 89.0929°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39046, 39163, 39443.

Sharon emerges from the red-clay horizon as a quiet collection of dwellings and timber, defined by the slow, humid respiration of the Mississippi interior. It lies 6.7 miles east-northeast of Canton, MS (from Canton, MS: bearing 62°T), and is situated 17.1 miles northeast of Madison. The landscape here is characterized by undulating pastures and dense, tangled woodland that keeps the sun at a distance, casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Beech Ridge. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Lepace remains a mirror for the heavy, stagnant clouds, while the Tilda Bogue winds through the low-lying thickets like a dormant artery. The air in Sharon holds the scent of damp pine and turned earth, a heavy stillness that settles over the porch swings and gravel drives as the light begins to fail, turning the sky a bruised, metallic violet.

Economic life in Sharon persists in the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that keeps the local store shelves stocked and the trucks moving. The history of the region is written in the stubborn endurance of these acres, where the soil demands a particular patience from those who work it. Residents often find their way to Vfw Park for the rare communal gatherings that punctuate the long, languid months, seeking the shade of the pines when the heat grows oppressive. Despite the modern hum of distant transit, Sharon retains an insular, measured pace, a place where the passage of time is marked more by the encroaching vines and the seasonal flooding of the nearby creek than by the frantic ticking of a clock.

About This Sharon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sharon, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.795475, -89.092938. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Sharon includes the ZIP code (39046, 39163, 39443), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Madison County (Canton), and school district assignment (Jones County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.