United States
Time now in Kingsport
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 08:13Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
48,205
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
08:13
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
36.52, -82.55
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About the time in Kingsport
Kingsport runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 48,205 people live in Kingsport, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kingsport
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Kingsport change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Kingsport in?
- Kingsport uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Kingsport right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kingsport, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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