Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.8390, -79.7892
- Elevation
- 231 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 418 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 the time as it is now in Salem, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Salem, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Salem keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:03 AM – 7:08 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
- Dayspring — 1.1 km
- Randleman — 2.7 km
- Worthville — 4.2 km
- Millboro — 5.7 km
- Level Cross — 5.8 km
- Sophia — 6.7 km
Time and daylight in Salem
Sunrise arrives in Salem at 7:28 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:43 PM. That gives the day 11 h 14 min of light.
The clock does not change between Salem, Dayspring and Randleman.
Postal designations for Salem total 12.
The offset in Salem is UTC−4, under the America/New_York time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Salem?
- America/New_York corresponds to Salem and has an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Salem?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Salem?
- Today the sun sets at 6:43 PM.