Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.7990, -81.5962
- Elevation
- 365 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 530 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, North Carolina, United States
The local time in Amherst, North Carolina, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Amherst, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Amherst
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Amherst keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:11 PM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in Amherst right now
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Amherst and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01002
- 01003
- 01004
- 03031
- 24521
- 44001
- 54406
- 57421
- 68812
- 79312
- 80721
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 Amherst
- Amherst New York, United States
- Amherst Massachusetts, United States
- Amherst Ohio, United States
- Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada
- Amherst Virginia, 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
- Drexel — 4.6 km
- Calico Place — 5.1 km
- Town And Country — 5.5 km
- Baton — 5.9 km
- Chesterfield — 6.0 km
- Pinehurst — 6.0 km
Local time details for Amherst
There are 11 postal code zones in Amherst.
People in Amherst keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: No.
Today the day starts in Amherst at 6:57 AM with sunrise and ends at 5:26 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 10 h 30 min.
Whatever the hour in Amherst, it is the same in Drexel and Calico Place.
Questions and answers
- Does Amherst use the America/New_York time zone?
- Yes, Amherst uses America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Amherst go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Amherst: No.
- What time is sunset in Amherst?
- It is 5:26 PM.