Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4340, -81.1954
- Elevation
- 275 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 533 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, North Carolina, United States
This page shows local time in Salem, North Carolina, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Salem, United States
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:35 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:46 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 7:10 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- High Shoals — 3.5 km
- Iron Station — 3.6 km
- Lithia Springs — 3.9 km
- Southside — 4.6 km
- South Lincolnton — 4.9 km
- Goodsonville — 5.3 km
Time and daylight in Salem
Salem carries 12 postal codes.
Hours in Salem are kept by America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun rises over Salem today at 7:35 AM and slips away at 6:46 PM. That leaves 11 h 11 min of daylight.
Salem shares one clock with the nearby places High Shoals and Iron Station.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Salem?
- Salem is assigned to the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Salem?
- Daylight saving in Salem: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Salem?
- Yes, it is 7:35 AM.