Northwest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.3130, -78.1611
- Elevation
- 18 m above sea level
- Population
- 769
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 519 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Northwest, North Carolina, United States
Look up the current time in Northwest, North Carolina, United States, which follows the America/New_York zone (−4).
Northwest, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Northwest
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Northwest, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Northwest right now
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Northwest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28456 Riegelwood — 9.6 km away
- 28436 Delco — 9.7 km away
- 28451 Leland — 10.7 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
Other places named Northwest
- Northwest Nova Scotia, Canada
- Northwest Ohio, United States
- Northwest Pennsylvania, United States
- Northwest Virginia, United States
- Northwest Washington, 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
- Sandy Creek — 3.0 km
- Maco — 3.2 km
- Gooseneck — 3.7 km
- Acme — 4.2 km
- New Berlin — 5.4 km
- Evergreen — 5.5 km
Northwest: clock, sun and surroundings
The register holds 3 postal codes for Northwest.
Standard time in Northwest comes from America/New_York and equals UTC−4. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:31 AM, sets at 6:24 PM, and stays over Northwest for 10 h 53 min. That is today's daylight.
Northwest and its neighbours Sandy Creek and Maco keep one clock.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Northwest?
- Use America/New_York for Northwest; its offset is −4.
- Does Northwest have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Northwest: Yes.
- When does light arrive in Northwest?
- Light arrives at 7:31 AM.