Amherst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.9587, -84.0316
- Elevation
- 332 m above sea level
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 698 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Amherst, Tennessee, United States
See the local time in Amherst, Tennessee, United States right now, measured in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Amherst, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Amherst
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst, Tennessee.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:46 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 6:58 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 7:24 PM
Weather in Amherst right now
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Amherst and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01002
- 01003
- 01004
- 03031
- 24521
- 44001
- 54406
- 57421
- 68812
- 79312
- 80721
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 Tennessee
- Nashville 689 447
- New South Memphis 641 608
- Memphis 633 104
- Knoxville 190 740
- Chattanooga 181 099
- Clarksville 166 722
Other places named Amherst
- Amherst New York, United States
- Amherst Massachusetts, United States
- Amherst Ohio, United States
- Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada
- Amherst Virginia, 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
- Countryside — 2.2 km
- Landmark — 2.7 km
- Glen Arden — 4.2 km
- Montvue — 4.3 km
- Gulfwood — 5.8 km
- Marble City — 6.1 km
Amherst: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes assigned across Amherst total 11.
The zone that governs Amherst is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Amherst at 7:46 AM and sets at 6:58 PM today. That is 11 h 12 min of light.
Nearby, Countryside and Landmark go by the same clock as Amherst.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Amherst?
- The time zone value for Amherst is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the time in Amherst shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Amherst?
- Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:58 PM.