Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.2468, -77.9566
- Elevation
- 83 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 305 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, North Carolina, United States
The current local time in Essex, North Carolina, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Essex, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Essex
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Essex.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
- Essex Illinois, 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
- Hollister — 2.1 km
- Old Bethlehem — 2.2 km
- Arcola — 5.2 km
- Ita — 8.9 km
- Brinkleyville — 9.8 km
- Aventon — 10.5 km
Time and daylight in Essex
The sky over Essex lightens at 7:21 AM and the sun sets at 6:36 PM. Daylight runs for 11 h 16 min today.
Whatever the hour in Essex, it is the same in Hollister and Old Bethlehem.
A total of 10 postal codes belong to Essex.
The zone applied in Essex is America/New_York with offset UTC−4. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Essex?
- The time zone designation for Essex is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Essex?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Essex is at what time?
- At 7:21 AM.