Peru in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8548, -77.7667
- Elevation
- 304 m above sea level
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 227 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peru, Pennsylvania, United States
The present local time in Peru, Pennsylvania, United States is given below, for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Peru, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Peru
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Peru, Pennsylvania.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Peru right now
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Peru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04290
- 05152
- 12972
- 46970
- 50222
- 61354
- 67360
- 68421
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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Peru
- Peru Indiana, United States
- Peru Illinois, United States
- Peru New York, United States
- Peru Maine, United States
- Peru New York, 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
- Dale Summit — 3.1 km
- Fishermans Paradise — 3.6 km
- Axemann — 4.0 km
- Bush Addition — 5.9 km
- Big Spring — 6.2 km
- Houserville — 6.3 km
About the time in Peru
There are 8 postal code zones in Peru.
People in Peru keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−4. Seasonal time change: Yes.
The day begins at Peru with sunrise at 7:24 AM and ends with sunset at 6:31 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 07 min.
Peru and nearby Dale Summit and Fishermans Paradise are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- What is Peru's time zone?
- Peru's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Peru keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Peru: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Peru?
- Today the sun sets at 6:31 PM.