Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.3362, -82.4926
- Elevation
- 672 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 625 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, North Carolina, United States
Local time in Essex, North Carolina, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Essex, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Essex
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Essex keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:16 PM Sunset 6:54 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:20 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
- Timberland — 1.1 km
- Henderson County — 1.2 km
- Tree Haven — 1.7 km
- Brightwater East — 1.9 km
- Balfour — 2.2 km
- Brightwater — 2.5 km
About the time in Essex
The sun rises today at 7:39 AM in Essex and sets at 6:54 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 15 min.
Same time, different place: Timberland and Henderson County near Essex.
10 distinct postal codes apply to Essex.
Clocks in Essex take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Essex?
- The time zone that includes Essex is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Essex?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunset in Essex?
- 6:54 PM marks sunset.