Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.1146, -77.8614
- Elevation
- 61 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 318 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, North Carolina, United States
The current local time in Salem, North Carolina, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Salem, United States
Friday, 16 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 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 7:02 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
- Hickory — 5.6 km
- Hilliardston — 6.2 km
- Gold Rock — 6.6 km
- Glenview — 7.4 km
- White Oak — 7.9 km
- Ita — 8.1 km
Time and daylight in Salem
Look nearby and you will see Hickory and Hilliardston on the same clock as Salem.
Salem spans 12 postal codes.
Salem works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today at Salem, the sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 6:36 PM. That gives 11 h 16 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Salem?
- The time zone that includes Salem is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Salem keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Salem?
- At 7:20 AM.