Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1584, -71.1448
- Population
- 21 679
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 616 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, Massachusetts, United States
See what time it currently is in Canton, Massachusetts, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−4).
Canton, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Canton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Canton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Other places named Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Illinois, United States
- Canton Mississippi, 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
- East Sharon — 2.9 km
- Norfolk County — 3.5 km
- Ponkapoag — 4.3 km
- Sharon — 4.8 km
- East Walpole — 5.4 km
- North Stoughton — 5.8 km
Time and daylight in Canton
Sunrise in Canton is at 7:09 AM today, and sunset comes at 5:51 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 42 min.
Both East Sharon and Norfolk County are near Canton and keep its time.
There are 12 postal codes assigned to Canton.
Canton observes America/New_York time, currently expressed as UTC−4. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Canton based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Canton is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Canton use summer time?
- Yes.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Canton — what are they?
- Sunrise at 7:09 AM, sunset at 5:51 PM.