Hilton Head in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2163, -80.7526
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Population
- 37 099
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 815 km away
What time is it in Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Hilton Head, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Hilton Head
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 1:10 PM Sunset 6:51 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Hilton Head right now
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Hilton Head and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29926 Hilton Head Island — 1.1 km away
- 29925 Hilton Head Island — 4.4 km away
- 29928 Hilton Head Island — 5.6 km away
- 29910 Bluffton — 11.9 km away
- 29905 Parris Island — 13.7 km away
- 29909 Okatie — 15.3 km away
- 29915 Daufuskie Island — 15.7 km away
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
Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
- Hickory Bluff — 0.8 km
- Honey Horn Plantation — 1.1 km
- Windmill Harbor — 2.4 km
- Indigo Run — 2.6 km
- Hilton Head Island — 2.8 km
- Otter Hole — 2.9 km
Hilton Head: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone applied in Hilton Head is America/New_York with offset UTC−4. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
In Hilton Head the sun rises today at 7:28 AM and sets again at 6:51 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 23 min of the day.
Neighbouring Hickory Bluff and Honey Horn Plantation keep the same hours as Hilton Head.
Mail delivery in Hilton Head relies on 7 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Hilton Head?
- The local time zone in Hilton Head is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Hilton Head shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Hilton Head: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Hilton Head?
- It appears at 7:28 AM.