Roanoke Rapids in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.4615, -77.6542
- Elevation
- 48 m above sea level
- Population
- 15 345
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 276 km away
What time is it in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Roanoke Rapids, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Roanoke Rapids
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Roanoke Rapids keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Roanoke Rapids right now
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Roanoke Rapids and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27870
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
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
- Belmont — 2.3 km
- Rosemary — 2.5 km
- Bolling — 3.6 km
- South Rosemary — 4.0 km
- Gaston — 4.4 km
- Gum Forks — 5.5 km
Roanoke Rapids: clock, sun and surroundings
The number of postal codes covering Roanoke Rapids is 1.
Roanoke Rapids holds to America/New_York time, which equals UTC−4. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Roanoke Rapids at 7:20 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:33 PM. That gives the day 11 h 13 min of light.
The clock does not change between Roanoke Rapids, Belmont and Rosemary.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Roanoke Rapids?
- The time zone designation for Roanoke Rapids is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Roanoke Rapids?
- Daylight saving in Roanoke Rapids: Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Roanoke Rapids?
- Sunrise in Roanoke Rapids is at 7:20 AM.