Sims in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.7610, -78.0589
- Elevation
- 60 m above sea level
- Population
- 282
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 360 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sims, North Carolina, United States
The local time of Sims, North Carolina, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−5).
Sims, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Sims
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Sims.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:18 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Sims right now
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Sims and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27880
- 62886
- 71969
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 Sims
- Sims Illinois, United States
- Sims Indiana, United States
- Sims Bavaria, Germany
- Sims Arkansas, United States
- Sims California, 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
- Lamm — 4.5 km
- High Crossroads — 5.3 km
- Fillmore — 5.3 km
- Finch Mill — 5.6 km
- Bailey — 5.8 km
- Connor — 8.3 km
Local time details for Sims
The same hours are kept in Sims and in nearby Lamm and Fillmore.
3 distinct postal codes apply to Sims.
The zone in force in Sims is America/New_York, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: No.
The sun rises at 6:35 AM, sets at 5:18 PM, and stays over Sims for 10 h 43 min. That is today's daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Sims?
- The time zone label used for Sims is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Sims?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Sims?
- In Sims the sun sets at 5:18 PM.