Columbus County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.2654, -78.6551
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 535 km away
What time is it in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
Check the current local time in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Columbus County, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbus County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Columbus County, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:43 PM
Weather in Columbus County right now
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Columbus County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28424 Brunswick — 4.9 km away
- 28442 Hallsboro — 7.5 km away
- 28472 Whiteville — 8.6 km away
- 28432 Clarendon — 14.1 km away
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
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
- Honey Hill — 2.3 km
- Pleasant Plains — 3.3 km
- Brunswick — 4.9 km
- Harrelsonville Crossroads — 5.1 km
- Redbug — 6.2 km
- Smith Crossing — 6.3 km
Local time details for Columbus County
Postal numbering in Columbus County covers 4 codes.
The clock standard in Columbus County is America/New_York, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Today, Columbus County has first light at 6:42 AM and last light at 5:17 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 35 min.
Neighbouring Honey Hill and Pleasant Plains sit in the same time as Columbus County.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Columbus County?
- Columbus County is in America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Columbus County changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Columbus County?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:17 PM.