Watauga County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.2311, -81.6964
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 506 km away
What time is it in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States
This page shows local time in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Watauga County, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Watauga County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Watauga County, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:12 PM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in Watauga County right now
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Watauga County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28608 Boone — 2.5 km away
- 28607 Boone — 3.3 km away
- 28692 Vilas — 6.8 km away
- 28691 Valle Crucis — 7.8 km away
- 28605 Blowing Rock — 10.6 km away
- 28698 Zionville — 10.8 km away
- 28684 Todd — 14.3 km away
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
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
- Boone — 2.5 km
- Dougherty Heights — 2.7 km
- Hillcrest — 2.8 km
- Lovill — 3.3 km
- Sands — 4.9 km
- Blairmont — 5.6 km
About the time in Watauga County
Local clocks in Watauga County answer to America/New_York, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
In Watauga County, today's sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 5:26 PM. Light stays for 10 h 28 min.
The clock does not change between Watauga County, Boone and Dougherty Heights.
7 distinct postal codes apply to Watauga County.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Watauga County labeled?
- The time zone for Watauga County is labeled America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Watauga County affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- Sunset in Watauga County is at what time?
- At 5:26 PM.