Stafford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9848, -72.2890
- Elevation
- 177 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 029
- Region
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 528 km away
- Same name
- 18 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Stafford, Connecticut, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Stafford, Connecticut, United States, which uses America/New_York (−4).
Stafford, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Stafford
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Stafford, Connecticut.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:34 PM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:15 PM
Weather in Stafford right now
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Stafford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06075
- 14143
- 22554
- 22555
- 22556
- 43786
- 67578
- 77477
- 77497
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 Stafford
- Stafford England, United Kingdom
- Stafford Texas, United States
- Stafford Queensland, Australia
- Stafford Virginia, United States
- Stafford Oregon, 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
- Hydeville — 1.4 km
- Ellithorpe — 2.4 km
- Staffordville — 2.7 km
- Orcutts — 2.8 km
- Stafford Springs — 3.6 km
- West Stafford — 5.7 km
Time and daylight in Stafford
Set your clock for Stafford and it will also be right in Hydeville and Ellithorpe.
The postal code count for Stafford is 9.
The time zone assigned to Stafford is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise reaches Stafford at 7:21 AM, and the sun sets at 5:46 PM. Light lasts 10 h 25 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Stafford?
- Local time in Stafford is determined by America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- What time zone rules apply in Stafford — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Stafford: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Stafford?
- Expect it at 7:21 AM.