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Population (year 2000): 2,421. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,460 (+1.6% change)
Males: 1,128 (46.6%), Females: 1,293 (53.4%)
Nash County
Zip code:
27878
Median resident age: 27.8 years
Median household income: $27,908 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,300 (year 2000)
Races in Sharpsburg:
- Black (58.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.4%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (10.1%), Irish (4.6%),
English (4.6%), German (2.9%), Italian (1.5%).
Elevation: 145 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sharpsburg
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sharpsburg town
- Never married: 35.6%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +723 (+42.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sharpsburg:
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 8 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC)
- NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROCKY MOUNT,
NC)
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; WILSON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sharpsburg:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 4 miles; ROCKY MOUNT,
NC; ID: RWI)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 35 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 38 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sharpsburg:
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 12 miles;
WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 22 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID:
ETC)
- CRAFT AIR (about 25 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)
Amtrak stations near Sharpsburg:
- 6 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
- 12 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sharpsburg:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 56
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 61 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
Private high school in Sharpsburg:
- N E W CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 124;
Location: PO BOX 129; Grades: PK - 12)
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