Elkin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.2443, -80.8484
- Elevation
- 273 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 060
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 447 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elkin, North Carolina, United States
This page carries the current local time for Elkin, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Elkin, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Elkin
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Elkin keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:08 PM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:49 PM
Weather in Elkin right now
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Elkin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28621
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 Elkin
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
- Jonesville — 0.7 km
- Arlington — 2.3 km
- Elkin Valley — 3.2 km
- Pleasant Hill — 3.5 km
- North Elkin — 4.9 km
- Weatherspon (historical) — 5.7 km
Elkin: clock, sun and surroundings
Sorting mail for Elkin involves 1 postal code.
For Elkin the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Today, Elkin has first light at 6:54 AM and last light at 5:22 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 28 min.
Neighbours of Elkin such as Jonesville and Arlington share its clock.
Questions and answers
- Is America/New_York the time zone for Elkin?
- Yes, America/New_York is the time zone for Elkin, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Elkin?
- No.
- What hour brings sunset in Elkin?
- The hour is 5:22 PM.