Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.1710, -80.7943
- Elevation
- 122 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 475
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 623 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, South Carolina, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Elgin, South Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Elgin, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Elgin
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Elgin, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 1:10 PM Sunset 6:49 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:15 PM
Weather in Elgin right now
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Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16413
- 29045
- 37732
- 45838
- 52141
- 55932
- 58533
- 60120
- 60121
- 60122
- 60123
- 60124
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 Elgin
- Elgin Illinois, United States
- Elgin Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elgin Texas, United States
- Elgin Oklahoma, United States
- Elgin South Carolina, 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
- Blaney West — 1.4 km
- Elgin Acres — 1.9 km
- Blaney Hills — 2.2 km
- Sumei Circle — 6.2 km
- Pontiac — 7.3 km
- Four Seasons — 7.4 km
Elgin: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's daylight in Elgin begins at 7:30 AM and finishes at 6:49 PM. The total is 11 h 19 min.
The hour in Elgin is the hour in Blaney West and Elgin Acres as well.
Elgin accounts for 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Elgin take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Elgin?
- Use America/New_York for Elgin; its offset is −4.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Elgin?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Elgin?
- At 7:30 AM.