Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.4223, -81.0162
- Elevation
- 789 m above sea level
- Population
- 951
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 385 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, West Virginia, United States
On this page the local time of Athens, West Virginia, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Athens, West Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:09 PM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Speedway — 3.8 km
- Pettry — 4.9 km
- Melrose — 5.2 km
- Hatcher — 7.1 km
- Elgood — 7.9 km
- Mercer County — 8.6 km
Athens: clock, sun and surroundings
In Speedway and Pettry the clock agrees with Athens.
There are 12 postal code zones in Athens.
Athens works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise today in Athens lands at 6:57 AM; sunset lands at 5:21 PM. That is 10 h 24 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Athens?
- The time zone used in Athens is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Athens?
- Daylight saving time in Athens: No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Athens?
- Today the sun sets at 5:21 PM.