THE SHARPSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Sharpsburg town has 1.01 square miles of land in Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 3 county geographies.
Sharpsburg intersects 3 county geographies: Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County. A Sharpsburg mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Sharpsburg by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Sharpsburg, or 0% of its total area. It is 9.7 percentage points lower than the 9.7% recorded for North Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sharpsburg town has 47.1% of the land area of nearby Elm City town (2.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

