Acton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.5615, -82.6390
- Elevation
- 656 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 619 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Acton, North Carolina, United States
The time in Acton, North Carolina, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Acton, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Acton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Acton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:15 PM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:28 AM – 6:02 PM
Weather in Acton right now
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Acton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01718
- 01720
- 04001
- 59002
- 93510
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 North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
Other places named Acton
- Acton England, United Kingdom
- Acton Massachusetts, United States
- Acton Ontario, Canada
- Acton California, United States
- Acton Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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
- Enka — 1.6 km
- Sulphur Springs — 1.8 km
- Enka Village — 2.3 km
- Boswell — 3.0 km
- Hominy — 3.8 km
- New Candler — 4.0 km
Acton: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal system lists 5 codes for Acton.
Acton sits under America/New_York, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: No.
Today's schedule for Acton: sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:36 PM. That gives 10 h 42 min of daylight.
Acton shares its time with neighbouring Enka and Sulphur Springs.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Acton?
- The time zone used in Acton is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Acton adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Acton?
- 5:36 PM.