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What time is it in Princeton, North Carolina, United States

This page holds the current clock reading for Princeton, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).

Princeton, United States

11:19:36 AM

Friday, 16 October 2026

UTC−4 · America/New_York

Local time in Princeton

UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active

Local time in Princeton, North Carolina.

The sun today

Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 7:03 PM

Weather in Princeton right now

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Princeton and its neighbours

Princeton at 35.4660, -78.1606 with the nearest towns within 9.6 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

01541
04668
08540
08541
08542
08543
08544
24739
24740
27569
35766
42445

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.

Princeton in numbers

Coordinates: 35.4660, -78.1606
Elevation: 46 m above sea level
Population: 1 284
Region: North Carolina
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 394 km away
Same name: 31 more places in the world share this name

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 Princeton

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Princeton New Jersey, United States
Princeton Texas, United States
Princeton Indiana, United States
Princeton Illinois, 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

Delwood — 0.8 km
Rains Crossroads — 5.7 km
Radford Crossroads — 7.3 km
Raynor Town — 8.1 km
Brogden — 8.8 km
Hollands Crossroads — 9.1 km

Time and daylight in Princeton

Delivery zones in Princeton are marked by 12 postal codes.

Princeton marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.

Today in Princeton the sun appears at 7:21 AM and sets again at 6:38 PM. Daylight holds for 11 h 17 min.

Princeton, Delwood and Rains Crossroads all run on one and the same time.

Questions and answers

What time zone corresponds to Princeton?: America/New_York corresponds to Princeton and has an offset of −4.
Are seasonal time changes observed in Princeton?: Yes.
Please give the sunrise time for Princeton.: The sun rises at 7:21 AM.