Canaan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.1632, -82.9962
- Elevation
- 1249 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 672 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canaan, North Carolina, United States
The time now in Canaan, North Carolina, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Canaan, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Canaan
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Canaan keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:56 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:22 PM
Weather in Canaan right now
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Canaan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03741
- 04924
- 05903
- 06018
- 12029
- 47224
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 Canaan
- Canaan Maine, United States
- Canaan Connecticut, United States
- Canaan New Hampshire, United States
- Canaan Vermont, United States
- Canaan Oaxaca, Mexico
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
- Indian Lake Estates — 5.3 km
- Wolf Ridge — 5.5 km
- Oakland — 5.9 km
- Wolf Mountain — 5.9 km
- Sapphire — 6.3 km
- Lake Toxaway — 6.6 km
Local time details for Canaan
Records show 6 postal codes for Canaan.
The zone covering Canaan is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−4. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
Today Canaan sees sunrise at 7:41 AM, sunset at 6:56 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 15 min.
The local time of Canaan is shared by neighbouring Indian Lake Estates and Wolf Ridge.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Canaan in for local time?
- For local time, Canaan is in America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Canaan?
- Daylight saving in Canaan: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Canaan?
- Today the sun sets at 6:56 PM.