Effingham in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0579, -79.7531
- Elevation
- 30 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 590 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Effingham, South Carolina, United States
The local time of Effingham, South Carolina, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−4).
Effingham, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Effingham
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Effingham, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:45 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 7:01 AM – 7:11 PM
Weather in Effingham right now
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Effingham and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03882
- 29541
- 62401
- 66023
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 Effingham
- Effingham Illinois, United States
- Effingham New Hampshire, United States
- Effingham Kansas, United States
- Effingham Ontario, Canada
- Effingham England, United Kingdom
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
- Danwood — 3.3 km
- Elim — 4.3 km
- Florence County — 5.9 km
- Evergreen — 6.9 km
- Java — 7.0 km
- Tara Village — 8.0 km
About the time in Effingham
Hours in Effingham are kept by America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
In Effingham, first light arrives at 7:26 AM and the sun goes down at 6:45 PM. The day holds 11 h 20 min of light.
Nearby Danwood and Elim follow the same clock as Effingham.
Effingham carries 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Effingham observe?
- Effingham observes America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Does the local time in Effingham include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Effingham?
- The sun rises at 7:26 AM.