Elkins in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9259, -79.8467
- Elevation
- 587 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 226
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 243 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elkins, West Virginia, United States
The exact time in Elkins, West Virginia, United States is given here, for the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Elkins, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Elkins
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Elkins, West Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:49 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 6:21 AM – 5:47 PM
Weather in Elkins right now
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Elkins and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03233
- 26241
- 72727
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 Elkins
- Elkins Arkansas, United States
- Elkins Louisiana, United States
- Elkins New Hampshire, United States
- Elkins New Mexico, United States
- Elkins 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
- Harpertown — 1.6 km
- Elkins Junction — 2.0 km
- Leadsville — 2.1 km
- Highland Park — 2.3 km
- Canfield — 2.9 km
- Read — 3.1 km
Local time details for Elkins
The local time of Elkins is shared by neighbouring Harpertown and Elkins Junction.
The postal system lists 3 codes for Elkins.
People in Elkins keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: No.
Today's sunrise at Elkins falls at 6:49 AM; sunset follows at 5:19 PM. Between them lie 10 h 31 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Elkins labeled?
- The time zone for Elkins is labeled America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Elkins adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- What time is first light in Elkins?
- The sun rises at 6:49 AM.