Charlestown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3832, -71.6417
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 421
- Region
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 535 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States
Current local time for Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States is listed here, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Charlestown, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Charlestown
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Charlestown keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:13 PM
Weather in Charlestown right now
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Charlestown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02129
- 02813
- 03603
- 21914
- 47111
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 Rhode Island
- Providence 190 934
- Warwick 81 699
- Cranston 81 073
- Pawtucket 71 591
- East Providence 47 408
- Woonsocket 41 475
Other places named Charlestown
- Charlestown Massachusetts, United States
- Charlestown New South Wales, Australia
- Charlestown Indiana, United States
- Charlestown KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Charlestown Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Kitts And Nevis
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
- Fort Ninigret — 0.7 km
- Arnolda — 1.2 km
- Charlestown Beach — 2.0 km
- Washington County — 2.4 km
- Green Hill — 4.3 km
- Columbia Heights — 6.6 km
Time and daylight in Charlestown
The hour in Charlestown is the hour in Fort Ninigret and Arnolda as well.
5 postal codes cover the territory of Charlestown.
Charlestown keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−4, with daylight saving time Yes.
In Charlestown, today's sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 5:45 PM. Light stays for 10 h 27 min.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Charlestown be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Charlestown?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Charlestown?
- Light arrives at 7:18 AM.