Winston-Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0999, -80.2442
- Population
- 241 218
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 420 km away
What time is it in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
This page shows the current local time in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Winston-Salem, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Winston-Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:56 Solar noon 13:21 Sunset 19:47 Daylight 12 h 50 min Night 11 h 10 min Civil twilight 06:30 – 20:13
Weather in Winston-Salem right now
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Winston-Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27101
- 27102
- 27103
- 27104
- 27105
- 27106
- 27107
- 27108
- 27109
- 27110
- 27111
- 27113
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
- Fayetteville 201 963
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
- East Winston — 1.4 km
- West Salem — 2.0 km
- North Winston — 2.4 km
- West Highlands — 2.6 km
- South Side — 3.1 km
- Ardmore — 3.1 km
Local time details for Winston-Salem
Postal codes tied to Winston-Salem number 12.
Winston-Salem counts hours by America/New_York, which stands at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
The sky over Winston-Salem lightens at 06:56 and the sun sets at 19:47. Daylight runs for 12 h 50 min today.
East Winston and South Side sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Winston-Salem.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Winston-Salem?
- Winston-Salem is in America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is summer time applied in Winston-Salem?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Winston-Salem?
- Yes, it is 06:56.