Raleigh in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.7721, -78.6386
- Population
- 482 295
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 375 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Raleigh, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Raleigh
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Raleigh keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:15 AM – 5:44 PM
Weather in Raleigh right now
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Raleigh and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25911
- 27601
- 27602
- 27603
- 27604
- 27605
- 27606
- 27607
- 27608
- 27609
- 27610
- 27611
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
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
- Fayetteville 201 963
Other places named Raleigh
- Raleigh Mississippi, United States
- Raleigh New South Wales, Australia
- Raleigh Florida, United States
- Raleigh Illinois, United States
- Raleigh Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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
- Boylan Heights — 1.2 km
- Caraleigh — 1.6 km
- Wake County — 2.3 km
- Cameron Park — 2.3 km
- Hertford Village — 2.6 km
- Parkland — 2.7 km
About the time in Raleigh
Raleigh is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
First light in Raleigh comes at 6:42 AM today; darkness returns after 5:17 PM. The day gives 10 h 35 min of light.
The time in Raleigh is also the time in nearby Boylan Heights and Caraleigh.
12 postal codes divide Raleigh.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Raleigh?
- Raleigh is covered by the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Raleigh?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Raleigh?
- It is 5:17 PM.