Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2829, -80.5590
- Elevation
- 320 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 551
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 307 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, West Virginia, United States
This page carries the current local time for Salem, West Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Salem keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:07 PM Sunset 5:13 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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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Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
- Industrial — 2.0 km
- East Salem — 2.1 km
- Bristol — 3.1 km
- Flinderation — 4.4 km
- Miletus — 6.4 km
- Maken — 6.4 km
Local time details for Salem
Set your clock for Salem and it will also be right in Industrial and East Salem.
12 postal codes are attached to Salem.
The time zone here in Salem is America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? No.
First light in Salem comes at 7:01 AM today; darkness returns after 5:13 PM. The day gives 10 h 12 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What is Salem's time zone?
- Salem's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Salem?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Salem?
- Sunrise there is at 7:01 AM.