Peru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5507, -77.3677
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 484 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peru, North Carolina, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Peru, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Peru, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Peru
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Peru keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 7:01 PM
Weather in Peru right now
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Peru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04290
- 05152
- 12972
- 46970
- 50222
- 61354
- 67360
- 68421
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 Peru
- Peru Indiana, United States
- Peru Illinois, United States
- Peru New York, United States
- Peru Maine, United States
- Peru New York, 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
- Fulcher Landing — 2.1 km
- Sneads Ferry — 2.7 km
- Marines — 3.2 km
- Chadwick Acres — 3.6 km
- Davis Mobile Home Park — 5.0 km
- Unorganized Territory Of Camp Lejeune — 7.9 km
About the time in Peru
8 distinct postal codes apply to Peru.
Peru is placed in America/New_York, and its offset from UTC is −4. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Peru falls at 7:17 AM; sunset follows at 6:35 PM. Between them lie 11 h 19 min of daylight.
Time in Peru applies without change in Fulcher Landing and Sneads Ferry nearby.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Peru?
- The time zone name for Peru is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in Peru follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Peru: Yes.
- When does the sun go down in Peru?
- Sunset in Peru is at 6:35 PM.