Ela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4495, -83.3907
- Elevation
- 547 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 681 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ela, North Carolina, United States
This page shows the current local time in Ela, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Ela, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Ela
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ela.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 6:59 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:24 PM
Weather in Ela right now
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Ela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28713 Bryson City — 5.2 km away
- 28789 Whittier — 9.4 km away
- 28719 Cherokee — 9.6 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
Other places named Ela
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
- Whittier — 3.2 km
- Birdtown — 4.1 km
- Lackey Hill — 4.5 km
- Jenkins Place — 5.0 km
- Bryson City — 5.7 km
- Qualla — 6.3 km
Time and daylight in Ela
3 postal codes cover the territory of Ela.
Ela lies in the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Ela has sunrise at 7:42 AM today and sunset at 6:59 PM. Light holds for 11 h 17 min.
For nearby Whittier and Birdtown, use the time shown for Ela.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Ela?
- The time zone used in Ela is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Ela have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Ela: Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Ela today?
- Today it rises at 7:42 AM.