Independence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9070, -81.6751
- Elevation
- 206 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 401 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Independence, West Virginia, United States
The local time of Independence, West Virginia, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−5).
Independence, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Independence
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Independence keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:12 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 5:47 PM
Weather in Independence right now
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Independence and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24348
- 26374
- 38638
- 41051
- 44131
- 50644
- 54747
- 64050
- 64051
- 64052
- 64053
- 64054
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
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- Independence Ohio, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
Local time details for Independence
Clocks in Independence follow America/New_York, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun rises today at 7:05 AM in Independence and sets at 5:19 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 14 min.
Whatever the hour in Independence, it is the same in New Era and Sandyville.
Postal codes in Independence number 12.
Questions and answers
- Can Independence's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Independence's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Independence switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Independence: No.
- What is the sunrise time for Independence?
- 7:05 AM.