Charleston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.0851, -69.0406
- Elevation
- 149 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 452
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 953 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Charleston, Maine, United States
This page shows the current local time in Charleston, Maine, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Charleston, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Charleston
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Charleston keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:20 AM Solar noon 11:21 AM Sunset 4:22 PM Daylight 10 h 02 min Night 13 h 58 min Civil twilight 5:49 AM – 4:53 PM
Weather in Charleston right now
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Charleston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04422
- 25301
- 25302
- 25304
- 25305
- 25306
- 25311
- 25312
- 25313
- 25314
- 25315
- 25317
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Maine
- Portland 66 881
- Lewiston 36 202
- Bangor 32 391
- West Scarborough 27 706
- South Portland 25 556
- South Portland Gardens 23 893
Other places named Charleston
- Charleston South Carolina, United States
- Charleston West Virginia, United States
- Charleston Illinois, United States
- Charleston Missouri, United States
- Charleston Arkansas, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- West Charleston — 3.1 km
- Rollins Mill — 3.8 km
- Hicks Corner — 6.1 km
- North Bradford — 7.2 km
- Bradford — 8.3 km
- Twin Brook — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Charleston
Locations in Charleston are covered by 12 postal codes.
Charleston runs on America/New_York, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
Today's sunrise at Charleston falls at 6:20 AM; sunset follows at 4:22 PM. Between them lie 10 h 02 min of daylight.
Both West Charleston and Rollins Mill are near Charleston and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Charleston?
- The clock in Charleston follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Charleston stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Charleston: No.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Charleston?
- Yes, it is 6:20 AM.