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What time is it in Princeton, West Virginia, United States

This page holds the current clock reading for Princeton, West Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).

Princeton, United States

10:29:55 AM

Sunday, 8 November 2026

UTC−5 · America/New_York

Local time in Princeton

UTC−5 · no daylight saving time

Local time in Princeton, West Virginia.

The sun today

Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:09 PM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:49 PM

Weather in Princeton right now

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Princeton and its neighbours

Princeton at 37.3662, -81.1026 with the nearest towns within 8.8 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

01541
04668
08540
08541
08542
08543
08544
24739
24740
27569
35766
42445

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.

Princeton in numbers

Coordinates: 37.3662, -81.1026
Elevation: 743 m above sea level
Population: 6 035
Region: West Virginia
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 394 km away
Same name: 31 more places in the world share this name

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 Princeton

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Princeton New Jersey, United States
Princeton Texas, United States
Princeton Indiana, United States
Princeton 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

Johnston Town — 3.6 km
Kegley — 4.3 km
Mercer County — 4.4 km
Melrose — 4.8 km
Maple Acre — 5.6 km
Ingleside — 7.2 km

Princeton: clock, sun and surroundings

The time zone in effect for Princeton is America/New_York, at UTC−5. Daylight saving time observed: No.

In Princeton today the sun is out from 6:57 AM until 5:21 PM. That comes to 10 h 24 min of daylight.

Nearby, Johnston Town and Kegley go by the same clock as Princeton.

Princeton operates with 12 postal codes.

Questions and answers

Where does Princeton fall in terms of time zones?: In terms of time zones, Princeton falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
Should I expect a daylight saving change in Princeton?: No.
How early does the sun rise in Princeton?: The first sunlight comes at 6:57 AM.