Durham in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.9940, -78.8986
- Population
- 257 636
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 362 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Durham, North Carolina, United States
The local time in Durham, North Carolina, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Durham, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Durham
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Durham.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in Durham right now
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Durham and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03824
- 04222
- 06422
- 12422
- 18039
- 27701
- 27702
- 27703
- 27704
- 27705
- 27706
- 27707
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
- Winston-Salem 241 218
- Fayetteville 201 963
Other places named Durham
- Durham England, United Kingdom
- Durham New Hampshire, United States
- Durham California, United States
- Durham Connecticut, United States
- Durham New York, 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
Local time details for Durham
Durham greets the sun at 6:39 AM and loses it at 5:21 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 42 min.
Durham keeps the same time as its neighbours Hayes and Joyland.
12 postal codes divide Durham.
Local time in Durham comes from the America/New_York zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Is America/New_York the time zone for Durham?
- Yes, America/New_York is the time zone for Durham, with an offset of −5.
- Does Durham go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Durham: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Durham?
- Today the sun rises at 6:39 AM.