Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0409, -82.3354
- Elevation
- 621 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 565 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, North Carolina, United States
The current local time in Peterson, North Carolina, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Peterson, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Peterson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Peterson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:14 PM Sunset 5:34 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 6:01 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Peterson
- Peterson Iowa, United States
- Peterson Minnesota, United States
- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
- Peterson Alabama, 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
Local time details for Peterson
Peterson is split into 3 postal code areas.
Local time in Peterson comes from the America/New_York zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
In Peterson, today's sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 5:34 PM. Light stays for 10 h 40 min.
The clock in nearby Whiteoak Flats and Bailey follows Peterson.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Peterson based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Peterson is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Peterson during the year?
- Daylight saving in Peterson: No.
- When is the sun up in Peterson?
- The sun comes up at 6:54 AM.