Whitson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0909, -82.3035
- Elevation
- 978 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 559 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Whitson, North Carolina, United States
The local time of Whitson, North Carolina, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−5).
Whitson, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Whitson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Whitson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:14 PM Sunset 5:28 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 5:55 PM
Weather in Whitson right now
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Whitson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 37650 Erwin — 11.2 km away
- 28740 Green Mountain — 11.5 km away
- 37692 Unicoi — 13.0 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
Other places named Whitson
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
- Upper Poplar — 2.2 km
- Pigeonroost — 2.5 km
- Upper Pigeonroost — 3.1 km
- Poplar — 4.1 km
- Bailey — 4.6 km
- Pleasant Garden — 4.8 km
Local time details for Whitson
3 postal codes describe the layout of Whitson.
The time zone assigned to Whitson is America/New_York, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
The sun rises today at 7:00 AM in Whitson and sets at 5:28 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 28 min.
If you are looking near Whitson, both Upper Poplar and Pigeonroost keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Is Whitson in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Whitson is in the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Whitson?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Whitson?
- Sunset there is at 5:28 PM.