Colfax in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.1126, -80.0145
- Elevation
- 294 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 406 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Colfax, North Carolina, United States
The current hour and minute in Colfax, North Carolina, United States are shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Colfax, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Colfax
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Colfax.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:18 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Colfax right now
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Colfax and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26566
- 27235
- 46035
- 50054
- 54730
- 58018
- 61728
- 71417
- 95713
- 99111
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 Colfax
- Colfax Washington, United States
- Colfax Iowa, United States
- Colfax California, United States
- Colfax Louisiana, United States
- Colfax Wisconsin, 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
- Kernersville — 5.4 km
- Applegate — 5.8 km
- Cliffwood — 5.9 km
- Benefit (historical) — 6.3 km
- Christy Acres — 6.5 km
- Yorktown — 7.8 km
Time and daylight in Colfax
Close to Colfax, the towns of Kernersville and Applegate show the same time.
Mail addressed to Colfax uses 10 postal codes.
Clocks in Colfax are set by America/New_York and read UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:53 AM and sunset at 5:18 PM in Colfax today. The day carries 10 h 25 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Colfax observe?
- Colfax observes America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Does Colfax change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Colfax: No.
- What hour brings sunset in Colfax?
- The hour is 5:18 PM.