The local time in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Emerald Isle, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Emerald Isle
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:36 PM
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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.
Mail delivery in Emerald Isle relies on 1 postal code.
Emerald Isle sets its clocks by America/New_York, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: No.
The horizon brightens over Emerald Isle at 6:36 AM, and the sun sets at 5:09 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 34 min.
If you are looking near Emerald Isle, both Broad Creek and Indian Beach keep the same time.