Lexington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.8240, -80.2534
- Population
- 19 326
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 444 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lexington, North Carolina, United States
The time now in Lexington, North Carolina, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Lexington, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Lexington
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lexington, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:27 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:54 PM
Weather in Lexington right now
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Lexington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02420
- 02421
- 12452
- 24450
- 27292
- 27293
- 27294
- 27295
- 29071
- 29072
- 29073
- 30648
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 Lexington
- Lexington Kentucky, United States
- Lexington Massachusetts, United States
- Lexington South Carolina, United States
- Lexington Nebraska, United States
- Lexington Tennessee, 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
- Erlanger — 1.7 km
- Georgetown Condominiums — 1.7 km
- Jefferson Village — 1.8 km
- Glenwood — 1.9 km
- Westwood — 2.4 km
- Choyce Acres — 2.9 km
Time and daylight in Lexington
The time zone here in Lexington is America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? No.
For Lexington today, sunrise is 6:44 AM and sunset is 5:27 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 43 min.
For nearby Erlanger and Georgetown Condominiums, use the time shown for Lexington.
Postal coverage of Lexington comes to 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Lexington follow?
- Lexington follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Lexington — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Lexington: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Lexington?
- Expect it at 5:27 PM.