Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.6729, -80.7190
- Elevation
- 183 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 607
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 573 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, South Carolina, United States
The local time in Elgin, South Carolina, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Elgin, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Elgin
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Elgin keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 12:08 PM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:56 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 Oregon, 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
- Elgin Woods — 1.8 km
- Smoke Rise — 1.8 km
- Lancaster County — 2.0 km
- Kennon Heights — 2.2 km
- Sherwood Acres — 3.4 km
- Fleming Crossroad — 3.9 km
About the time in Elgin
Elgin shares one clock with the nearby places Smoke Rise and Elgin Woods.
12 codes are used to address mail in Elgin.
For Elgin the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Today in Elgin the sun appears at 6:45 AM and sets again at 5:30 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 44 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Elgin?
- The local time zone in Elgin is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Elgin?
- Daylight saving in Elgin: No.
- What time is last light in Elgin?
- The sun sets at 5:30 PM.