Purnell in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0121, -78.5533
- Elevation
- 143 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 347 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Purnell, North Carolina, United States
The time now in Purnell, North Carolina, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Purnell, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Purnell
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Purnell keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:14 AM – 5:44 PM
Weather in Purnell right now
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Purnell and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27587 Wake Forest — 3.6 km away
- 27596 Youngsville — 7.2 km away
- 27588 Wake Forest — 10.2 km away
- 27614 Raleigh — 11.0 km away
- 27525 Franklinton — 13.2 km away
- 27571 Rolesville — 13.3 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 Purnell
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
- Forestville — 6.5 km
- Youngsville — 7.2 km
- Pocomoke — 7.7 km
- Grissom — 7.7 km
- Wyatt — 8.4 km
- Falls — 8.4 km
About the time in Purnell
Purnell greets the sun at 6:41 AM and loses it at 5:17 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 36 min.
The hours shown for Purnell apply equally in Forestville and Youngsville.
Purnell accounts for 6 postal codes.
The time zone used in Purnell is America/New_York, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What is Purnell's time zone?
- Purnell's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Purnell?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Purnell?
- It sets at 5:17 PM.