Anchor in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9971, -81.9151
- Elevation
- 279 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 436 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Anchor, West Virginia, United States
The time now in Anchor, West Virginia, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Anchor, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Anchor
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Anchor keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:13 PM Sunset 5:24 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 5:52 PM
Weather in Anchor right now
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Anchor and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61720
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 West Virginia
- Huntington 48 638
- Charleston 46 838
- Parkersburg 30 991
- Morgantown 30 708
- Wheeling 27 648
- Weirton Heights 19 450
Other places named Anchor
- Anchor Illinois, United States
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- Anchor Mississippi, 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
About the time in Anchor
Clocks in Anchor follow America/New_York, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
The day begins at Anchor with sunrise at 7:01 AM and ends with sunset at 5:24 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 23 min.
The same local time applies in Anchor, Manila and Havana.
Anchor is covered by 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Anchor?
- The time zone local to Anchor is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Anchor?
- No.
- What time is first light in Anchor?
- The sun rises at 7:01 AM.