Altapass in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.8935, -82.0179
- Elevation
- 836 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 552 km away
What time is it in Altapass, North Carolina, United States
On this page the local time of Altapass, North Carolina, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Altapass, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Altapass
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Altapass keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 6:53 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 7:19 PM
Weather in Altapass right now
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Altapass and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28777 Spruce Pine — 4.9 km away
- 28749 Little Switzerland — 8.2 km away
- 28765 Penland — 8.9 km away
- 28647 Linville Falls — 10.0 km away
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
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
- Grassy Creek — 3.7 km
- Kalmia — 4.1 km
- Spruce Pine — 4.9 km
- Ashford — 6.8 km
- North Cove — 6.9 km
- North Cove Crossing — 7.1 km
Time and daylight in Altapass
Clocks across Altapass run on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's times for Altapass: the sun is up at 7:36 AM and down at 6:53 PM. That means 11 h 16 min of daylight.
Set your clock for Altapass and it will also be right in Grassy Creek and Kalmia.
4 codes make up the postal map of Altapass.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Altapass use?
- Altapass uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time reach Altapass?
- Daylight saving time in Altapass: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Altapass?
- Sunrise there is at 7:36 AM.