Clayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.6507, -78.4564
- Population
- 19 304
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 382 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Clayton, North Carolina, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Clayton, North Carolina, United States, which uses America/New_York (−5).
Clayton, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Clayton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Clayton keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:14 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in Clayton right now
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Clayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08312
- 13624
- 19938
- 27520
- 27527
- 27528
- 30525
- 36016
- 45315
- 46118
- 49235
- 54004
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 Clayton
- Clayton Victoria, Australia
- Clayton Missouri, United States
- Clayton Ohio, United States
- Clayton California, United States
- Clayton New Jersey, 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
- Country Estates — 1.6 km
- Brigadoon — 2.0 km
- Powhatan — 5.4 km
- Archer Lodge — 8.7 km
- Shotwell — 9.7 km
- Flowers — 10.1 km
About the time in Clayton
Clayton is split into 12 postal code areas.
Hours in Clayton are kept by America/New_York, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: No.
Sunrise time for Clayton today is 6:44 AM; sunset time is 5:14 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 30 min.
Same time, different place: Country Estates and Brigadoon near Clayton.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Clayton?
- Select America/New_York for Clayton; the offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Clayton move for summer time?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in Clayton?
- It appears at 6:44 AM.