Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8929, -80.5395
- Elevation
- 258 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 303 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, West Virginia, United States
Read off the current local time in Peterson, West Virginia, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−4).
Peterson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Peterson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Peterson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 10 h 38 min Night 13 h 22 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Peterson
- Peterson Iowa, United States
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- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
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Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
Local time details for Peterson
The zone covering Peterson is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−4. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
Morning light reaches Peterson at 7:48 AM, and the sun sets at 6:26 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 38 min.
The time you see for Peterson is also correct for Bennett and Arnold.
The postal code count for Peterson is 3.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Peterson be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Peterson?
- Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Peterson today?
- Sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:26 PM.