Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.3896, -77.4214
- Elevation
- 31 m above sea level
- Population
- 481
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 281 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Local time in Jackson, North Carolina, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Jackson, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Jackson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Jackson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:39 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, 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
- Northampton County — 3.8 km
- Boones Crossroads — 5.7 km
- Pleasant Grove — 5.9 km
- Rehoboth — 6.5 km
- Mud Castle — 10.1 km
- Edwards Crossroads — 10.4 km
Jackson: clock, sun and surroundings
The clock in Jackson is set to America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Jackson sees first light at 6:37 AM today and the sun sets at 5:12 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 35 min.
Whatever the hour in Jackson, it is the same in Northampton County and Boones Crossroads.
12 postal codes are current for Jackson.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Jackson follow?
- Local time in Jackson follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Jackson use summer time?
- No.
- What hour brings sunset in Jackson?
- The hour is 5:12 PM.