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What time is it in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, United States

The local time in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−4) — is shown on this page.

Emerald Isle, United States

10:51:13 PM

Friday, 16 October 2026

UTC−4 · America/New_York

Local time in Emerald Isle

UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active

Local time in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

The sun today

Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:59 PM

Weather in Emerald Isle right now

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Emerald Isle and its neighbours

Emerald Isle at 34.6779, -76.9508 with the nearest towns within 9.1 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

28594

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.

Emerald Isle in numbers

Coordinates: 34.6779, -76.9508
Elevation: 3 m above sea level
Population: 3 720
Region: North Carolina
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 469 km away
Same name: 1 more places in the world share this name

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 Emerald Isle

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Same time zone — America/New_York

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Manhattan United States
The Bronx United States

Nearby places

Broad Creek — 4.9 km
Indian Beach — 5.2 km
Ocean — 5.3 km
Paradise Bay Mobile Home Park — 5.5 km
Rollingwoood Acres — 5.7 km
Salter Path — 6.0 km

Emerald Isle: clock, sun and surroundings

Mail delivery in Emerald Isle relies on 1 postal code.

Emerald Isle sets its clocks by America/New_York, which runs UTC−4. Daylight saving time here: Yes.

The horizon brightens over Emerald Isle at 7:15 AM, and the sun sets at 6:34 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 18 min.

If you are looking near Emerald Isle, both Broad Creek and Indian Beach keep the same time.

Questions and answers

Which time zone information applies to Emerald Isle?: The applicable time zone information is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
Do clocks change in Emerald Isle during the year?: Daylight saving in Emerald Isle: Yes.
Is there a set time for sunrise in Emerald Isle?: Today the sun rises at 7:15 AM.