Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7284, -82.7974
- Elevation
- 425 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 560 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, Virginia, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Peterson, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Peterson, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Peterson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Peterson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:56 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:23 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Peterson
- Peterson Iowa, United States
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- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
- Peterson Alabama, 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
Time and daylight in Peterson
Duffield and Sunbright sit close to Peterson and run on the same clock.
Peterson has 3 postal codes in total.
Local time in Peterson is governed by America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sky over Peterson lightens at 7:39 AM and the sun sets at 6:56 PM. Daylight runs for 11 h 17 min today.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Peterson based on?
- The clock in Peterson is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Peterson?
- Daylight saving time in Peterson: Yes.
- What time is first light in Peterson?
- The sun rises at 7:39 AM.