Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.6151, -87.4584
- Elevation
- 192 m above sea level
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 991 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Tennessee, United States
This is the current time in Salem, Tennessee, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:14 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:55 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:47 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Palestine (historical) — 2.0 km
- Gordonsburg — 5.9 km
- Aetna — 6.1 km
- Kimmins — 7.2 km
- Sunrise — 7.7 km
- Buffalo — 8.5 km
About the time in Salem
Today at Salem, the sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 4:55 PM. That gives 10 h 42 min of daylight.
Nearby Palestine (historical) and Gordonsburg need no separate clock from Salem.
Postal codes in Salem number 12.
Local clocks in Salem answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Salem labeled?
- The time zone for Salem is labeled America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Salem?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Salem?
- Sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 4:55 PM.