Dobson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.3957, -80.7226
- Elevation
- 383 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 573
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 427 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dobson, North Carolina, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Dobson, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Dobson, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dobson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dobson, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:49 AM Solar noon 12:08 PM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in Dobson right now
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Dobson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27017
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 Dobson
- Dobson West Coast, New Zealand
- Dobson Manchester, Jamaica
- Dobson Arizona, United States
- Dobson Kentucky, 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
- New Hope — 2.9 km
- Surry County — 3.8 km
- Turkey Ford — 5.4 km
- Salemfork — 5.8 km
- Union Cross — 6.3 km
- Fairview — 7.5 km
Local time details for Dobson
For Dobson the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Dobson greets the sun at 6:49 AM and loses it at 5:26 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 37 min.
Whatever the hour in Dobson, it is the same in New Hope and Surry County.
1 postal code is listed for Dobson.
Questions and answers
- Is Dobson in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Dobson is in the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Dobson?
- No.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Dobson?
- Sunrise is at 6:49 AM and sunset at 5:26 PM.