Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.5329, -82.8374
- Elevation
- 797 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 190
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 635 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, North Carolina, United States
This page shows the current local time in Canton, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Canton, United States
Thursday, 15 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 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:58 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:23 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 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 Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton Illinois, 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
- Fibreville — 1.3 km
- Gibsontown — 1.6 km
- West Canton — 2.0 km
- Plott Farm Addition — 2.6 km
- Morning Star — 3.0 km
- Center Pigeon — 3.3 km
Time and daylight in Canton
Neighbouring places Fibreville and Gibsontown run on Canton time.
12 codes make up the postal map of Canton.
The applicable time zone for Canton is America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Sunrise reaches Canton at 7:39 AM, and the sun sets at 6:58 PM. Light lasts 11 h 19 min.
Questions and answers
- Where does Canton fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Canton falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Canton?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Canton?
- In Canton the sun rises at 7:39 AM.