Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.9177, -76.2522
- Elevation
- 1 m above sea level
- Population
- 832
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 338 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, North Carolina, United States
The local time of Columbia, North Carolina, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Columbia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Pleasant View — 3.6 km
- River Neck — 4.2 km
- Jerry — 4.6 km
- Soundside — 5.4 km
- Dillion Ridge — 6.5 km
- Travis — 6.8 km
About the time in Columbia
Today in Columbia the sun appears at 6:35 AM and sets again at 5:04 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 29 min.
There is no time difference between Columbia and nearby Pleasant View or River Neck.
Postal codes in Columbia number 12.
The zone covering Columbia is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Columbia?
- The clock in Columbia follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Columbia?
- No.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Columbia — what times?
- 6:35 AM and 5:04 PM.