Independence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.3932, -79.8717
- Elevation
- 360 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 251 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Independence, West Virginia, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Independence, West Virginia, United States, in 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
What the clock shows right now in Independence.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:11 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:39 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
Other places named Independence
- Independence Missouri, United States
- Independence Kentucky, United States
- Independence Oregon, United States
- Independence Kansas, United States
- Independence Ohio, 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
Independence: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes assigned across Independence total 12.
The time zone assigned to Independence is America/New_York, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Independence sees first light at 6:59 AM today and the sun sets at 5:11 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 12 min.
Nearby Newburg and Victoria follow the same clock as Independence.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Independence observe?
- Independence observes America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Independence follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Independence: No.
- What time does the day start in Independence?
- The sun rises at 6:59 AM.