Sharon is an unincorporated community and coal town in southeastern Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, located along the West Virginia Turnpike.
Geography Sharon is located at (38.159549, -81.447059) along Cabin Creek.The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016. It has an elevation of 673 feet (205 m).
Transportation Sharon is located on Secondary State Route 79/3, locally known as Cabin Creek Road. Exit 79 of Interstate 77 is located here; no services are available at the exit.
Until the 1980s, a rail spur ran from the CSX railroad tracks up a short hollow, serving a coal mine tipple. The remnants of the tracks and rail bed can still be seen at present day along Paint Branch, however, no sign remains of the at-grade crossing of Cabin Creek Road or the trestle that crossed Cabin Creek.
As a result of the upgrade of the West Virginia Turnpike to Interstate standards, multiple homes occupying the adjacent land were bought by the state and demolished.
Sharon had a United States Post Office until the early 1990s, under the ZIP code 25182.
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