Franklin County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0828, -78.2856
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 332 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Right now in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Franklin County, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Franklin County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Franklin County right now
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Franklin County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27549 Louisburg — 3.7 km away
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 Franklin County
- Franklin County Alabama, United States
- Franklin County Arkansas, United States
- Franklin County Florida, United States
- Franklin County Georgia, United States
- Franklin County Iowa, 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
- Louisburg — 2.3 km
- Mapleville — 5.3 km
- Katesville — 7.2 km
- Hickory Rock — 8.2 km
- Raynor — 8.3 km
- Margaret — 8.4 km
About the time in Franklin County
Every address in Franklin County sits within one of 1 postal code.
Franklin County keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−4, with daylight saving time Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:23 AM in Franklin County today and sunset at 6:36 PM. That marks 11 h 14 min of daylight.
Louisburg and Mapleville lie near Franklin County and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Franklin County?
- America/New_York corresponds to Franklin County and has an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time used in Franklin County?
- Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Franklin County?
- Sunrise is at 7:23 AM and sunset at 6:36 PM.