Crime Scene & Biohazard Cleanup Near West Sharon Sharon, PA

Sharon is a city in Mercer County on the Shenango River, right on the Ohio state line about 15 miles northeast of Youngstown.

The Sharon area was first settled in 1795, and local legend says the community took its name from the biblical Plain of Sharon in Israel.

Sharon was incorporated as a borough on October 6, 1841, and became a city on December 17, 1917.

Sharon had 13,147 residents at the 2020 census, down from a peak of 17,514 in 1990 as the region's steel industry declined.

Sharon has about 6,155 households according to Census Bureau QuickFacts, and only about 53% of its homes are owner-occupied.

Sharon is the birthplace of the Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant chain, whose original location opened there in 1974 in a converted gas station.

Sharon was the home of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, which honored legendary singing groups.

During World War II, Westinghouse Electric's Sharon plant produced 10,000 torpedoes for the U.S. Navy.

The Frank H. Buhl Mansion, built in 1891 for the family that owned the Sharon Iron Works, is one of the city's best-known landmarks.

Penn State Shenango, a branch campus of Penn State University, is located in downtown Sharon.