Macon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.4388, -78.0839
- Elevation
- 116 m above sea level
- Population
- 116
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 288 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Macon, North Carolina, United States
Below is the local time in Macon, North Carolina, United States, kept in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Macon, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Macon
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Macon keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Macon right now
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Macon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27551
- 31201
- 31202
- 31203
- 31204
- 31205
- 31206
- 31207
- 31208
- 31209
- 31210
- 31211
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 Macon
- Macon Georgia, United States
- Macon Bourgogne, France
- Macon Missouri, United States
- Macon Mississippi, United States
- Macon Illinois, 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
- Warren County — 5.1 km
- Church Hill — 5.7 km
- Oakville — 6.7 km
- Warren Plains — 6.8 km
- Vaughan — 7.3 km
- Embro — 7.4 km
Macon: clock, sun and surroundings
Both Warren County and Church Hill are near Macon and keep its time.
The postal breakdown of Macon runs to 12 codes.
Macon sets its clocks by America/New_York, which runs UTC−4. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today's times for Macon: the sun is up at 7:21 AM and down at 6:37 PM. That means 11 h 15 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Macon?
- The time zone covering Macon is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Macon?
- Daylight saving time in Macon: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Macon?
- The sun sets in Macon at 6:37 PM.