Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7243, -82.7812
- Elevation
- 278 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 167
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 690 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central, South Carolina, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Central, South Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Central, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Central
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Central keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:16 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 7:25 AM – 7:07 PM
Weather in Central right now
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Central and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29630
- 47110
- 84722
- 85531
- 99730
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 South Carolina
- Columbia 142 416
- Charleston 132 609
- North Charleston 108 304
- Mount Pleasant 81 317
- Rock Hill 71 548
- Greenville 64 579
Other places named Central
- Central Louisiana, United States
- Central Bahia, Brazil
- Central Ontario, Canada
- Central Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Central Tennessee, 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
- Norris — 4.7 km
- Cateechee — 5.2 km
- Meadow Rose — 5.7 km
- Calhoun — 5.8 km
- Clemson — 6.9 km
- Bay Shores — 7.6 km
Local time details for Central
5 distinct postal codes apply to Central.
Central runs its day on America/New_York, which is offset UTC−4. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
At Central the sun clears the horizon at 7:51 AM and sinks again at 6:41 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 50 min.
Time runs the same in Central and in nearby Norris and Cateechee.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Central follow?
- Local time in Central follows America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- What time zone rules apply in Central — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Central: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Central?
- Yes, it is 6:41 PM.