Selma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.5365, -78.2844
- Elevation
- 53 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 307
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 389 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Selma, North Carolina, United States
This page shows local time in Selma, North Carolina, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Selma, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Selma
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Selma keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Selma right now
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Selma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24474
- 27576
- 36701
- 36702
- 36703
- 47383
- 52588
- 93662
- 97538
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 Selma
- Selma California, United States
- Selma Alabama, United States
- Selma Texas, United States
- Selma Indiana, United States
- Selma Oregon, 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
- Noble Hills — 1.3 km
- Redwood Village — 1.5 km
- Eden Woods — 3.0 km
- Fairfield — 3.5 km
- Crumplers Crossroads — 4.4 km
- Pine Level — 4.5 km
Selma: clock, sun and surroundings
Every address in Selma sits within one of 9 postal codes.
The zone covering Selma is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Sunrise reaches Selma at 6:37 AM, and the sun sets at 5:19 PM. Light lasts 10 h 42 min.
Travelling from Selma to Noble Hills or Redwood Village does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Selma be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Selma shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Selma?
- Light arrives at 6:37 AM.