Grandfather in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0990, -81.8476
- Elevation
- 1191 m above sea level
- Population
- 25
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 526 km away
What time is it in Grandfather, North Carolina, United States
The current hour and minute in Grandfather, North Carolina, United States are shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Grandfather, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Grandfather
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Grandfather.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:52 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 7:10 AM – 7:18 PM
Weather in Grandfather right now
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Grandfather and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28646 Linville — 4.2 km away
- 28653 Montezuma — 6.2 km away
- 28604 Banner Elk — 8.0 km away
- 28657 Newland — 8.7 km away
- 28662 Pineola — 8.8 km away
- 28616 Crossnore — 11.3 km away
- 28622 Elk Park — 12.7 km away
- 28691 Valle Crucis — 13.7 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
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
- Linville — 4.2 km
- Montezuma — 6.2 km
- Seven Devils — 6.7 km
- Avery County — 7.2 km
- Newland — 7.3 km
- Banner Elk — 7.5 km
Time and daylight in Grandfather
Time in Grandfather follows the zone America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
The sun rises over Grandfather today at 7:36 AM and slips away at 6:52 PM. That leaves 11 h 16 min of daylight.
Linville and Montezuma are neighbours of Grandfather on the same clock.
8 postal codes correspond to Grandfather.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Grandfather based on?
- The clock in Grandfather is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Grandfather?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Grandfather is at what time?
- At 7:36 AM.