New Hanover County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.1814, -77.8656
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 529 km away
What time is it in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
See what time it currently is in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−4).
New Hanover County, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in New Hanover County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 7:03 PM
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New Hanover County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28409 Wilmington — 1.8 km away
- 28403 Wilmington — 5.1 km away
- 28412 Wilmington — 5.2 km away
- 28480 Wrightsville Beach — 8.1 km away
- 28404 Wilmington — 8.8 km away
- 28401 Wilmington — 8.8 km away
- 28408 Wilmington — 8.8 km away
- 28405 Wilmington — 9.3 km away
- 28406 Wilmington — 10.4 km away
- 28407 Wilmington — 10.4 km away
- 28410 Wilmington — 10.4 km away
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
- Millbrook — 0.4 km
- Masonboro — 1.7 km
- Tanglewood — 2.8 km
- Piney Woods — 3.2 km
- Seagate — 3.7 km
- Winter Park — 3.8 km
New Hanover County: clock, sun and surroundings
New Hanover County includes 11 postal codes.
New Hanover County carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−4. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
The sun rises here at 7:18 AM and sets at 6:38 PM in New Hanover County today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 19 min.
The hour in New Hanover County is the hour in Millbrook and Masonboro as well.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for New Hanover County?
- Yes, New Hanover County uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Is summer time in effect in New Hanover County at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in New Hanover County: Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in New Hanover County.
- The sunrise hour is 7:18 AM.