Bristol in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6718, -72.9493
- Population
- 60 452
- Region
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 464 km away
- Same name
- 40 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bristol, Connecticut, United States
On this page the local time of Bristol, Connecticut, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Bristol, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Bristol
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Bristol.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:19 PM
Weather in Bristol right now
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Bristol and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02809
- 03222
- 04539
- 05443
- 06010
- 06011
- 19007
- 24201
- 24202
- 24203
- 24205
- 24209
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 Connecticut
- Bridgeport 147 629
- New Haven 130 322
- Stamford 128 874
- North Stamford 121 230
- Hartford 121 054
- Waterbury 108 802
Other places named Bristol
- Bristol England, United Kingdom
- Bristol Tennessee, United States
- Bristol Virginia, United States
- Bristol Rhode Island, United States
- Bristol Virginia, 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
- Forestville — 2.5 km
- East Bristol — 3.2 km
- Pequabuck — 3.6 km
- Edgewood — 4.0 km
- Allentown — 4.3 km
- East Plymouth — 4.7 km
About the time in Bristol
The clock in Bristol matches the clock in nearby Forestville and East Bristol.
12 postal codes serve Bristol.
Bristol uses the America/New_York time zone with a UTC−4 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Today's times for Bristol: the sun is up at 7:22 AM and down at 5:51 PM. That means 10 h 28 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Bristol?
- The applicable time zone information is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Bristol adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Bristol?
- Sunrise is at 7:22 AM and sunset at 5:51 PM.