Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4762, -80.0817
- Elevation
- 316 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 270 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, West Virginia, United States
Find out what time it is now in Canton, West Virginia, United States — the local clock runs on America/New_York (−5).
Canton, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Canton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Canton, West Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:11 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 5:40 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton Illinois, 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
Canton: clock, sun and surroundings
Canton is on America/New_York time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
The horizon brightens over Canton at 7:00 AM, and the sun sets at 5:11 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 11 min.
Neighbouring Forksburg and Shagtown keep the same hours as Canton.
There are 12 postal code zones in Canton.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Canton?
- The correct time zone for Canton is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Canton?
- Daylight saving in Canton: No.
- What time does the sun rise in Canton?
- The sun rises in Canton at 7:00 AM.