New Bern in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.1085, -77.0441
- Population
- 30 070
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 421 km away
What time is it in New Bern, North Carolina, United States
The current local time in New Bern, North Carolina, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
New Bern, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in New Bern
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
New Bern keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in New Bern right now
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New Bern and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28560
- 28561
- 28562
- 28563
- 28564
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
- Craven Terrace — 0.6 km
- DeGraffenried Park — 1.7 km
- James City — 2.3 km
- Woodrow — 2.5 km
- Bridgeton — 2.6 km
- Circle L Mobile Home Park — 2.7 km
New Bern: clock, sun and surroundings
New Bern takes in 5 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in New Bern uses America/New_York, equal to UTC−4. Summer clock change: Yes.
In New Bern, first light arrives at 7:16 AM and the sun goes down at 6:34 PM. The day holds 11 h 18 min of light.
The hours shown for New Bern apply equally in Craven Terrace and DeGraffenried Park.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for New Bern?
- Yes, New Bern uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Does New Bern move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- Sunset in New Bern is at what time?
- At 6:34 PM.