West Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.5379, -82.8582
- Elevation
- 831 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 247
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 636 km away
What time is it in West Canton, North Carolina, United States
This page carries the current local time for West Canton, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
West Canton, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in West Canton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in West Canton, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 5:31 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 5:58 PM
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West Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28716 Canton — 3.2 km away
- 28721 Clyde — 6.2 km away
- 28745 Lake Junaluska — 10.2 km away
- 28785 Waynesville — 10.3 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
- Fibreville — 0.9 km
- Canton — 2.0 km
- Plott Farm Addition — 2.9 km
- Gibsontown — 3.5 km
- Center Pigeon — 3.6 km
- Clyde — 4.8 km
West Canton: clock, sun and surroundings
The register holds 4 postal codes for West Canton.
West Canton marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Sunrise arrives in West Canton at 7:02 AM today and the sun goes down at 5:31 PM. That gives the day 10 h 29 min of light.
The clock in West Canton matches the clock in nearby Fibreville and Canton.
Questions and answers
- How is West Canton's time zone listed?
- West Canton's time zone is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in West Canton?
- No.
- What hour brings sunrise in West Canton?
- The hour is 7:02 AM.