Gay in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.2915, -83.2732
- Elevation
- 702 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 683 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gay, North Carolina, United States
Local time right now in Gay, North Carolina, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Gay, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Gay
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Gay, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 6:58 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:24 PM
Weather in Gay right now
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Gay and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25244
- 30218
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 Gay
- Gay Orenburg Oblast, Russia
- Gay Armavir, Armenia
- Gay Georgia, United States
- Gay Piedmont, Italy
- Gay Piedmont, Italy
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
- Savannah — 2.3 km
- Greens Creek — 4.2 km
- Pumpkintown — 4.2 km
- Forest Hills — 7.3 km
- Speedwell — 7.8 km
- Webster — 7.8 km
Local time details for Gay
Today's sunrise at Gay falls at 7:41 AM; sunset follows at 6:58 PM. Between them lie 11 h 17 min of daylight.
Close by, Savannah and Pumpkintown keep time with Gay.
The postal breakdown of Gay runs to 2 codes.
Gay operates on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Gay?
- The time zone designation for Gay is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time used in Gay?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Gay?
- It sets at 6:58 PM.