Locust in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.2599, -80.4253
- Elevation
- 221 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 966
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 504 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Locust, North Carolina, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Locust, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Locust, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Locust
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Locust.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Locust right now
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Locust and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28097
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 Locust
- Locust Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
- Locust Iowa, United States
- Locust Kentucky, United States
- Locust Kentucky, United States
- Locust 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
- Stanfield — 2.9 km
- Garmons (historical) — 3.0 km
- Furrs (historical) — 6.0 km
- Red Cross — 6.4 km
- Georgeville — 6.8 km
- Bosts Mill (historical) — 6.9 km
Local time details for Locust
The postal breakdown of Locust runs to 1 codes.
Locust works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Daylight in Locust today runs from 7:41 AM to 6:32 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 51 min.
Stanfield and Garmons (historical) sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Locust.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Locust?
- The local time zone in Locust is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Locust stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Locust: Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Locust.
- They are 7:41 AM and 6:32 PM.